Understanding defer in Go.
Deferred Function Calls
A defer statement is an ordinary function or method call prefixed by the keyword defer. The function and argument expressions are evaluated when the statement is executed, but the actual call is def...
In Golang, using the io.copy function is the easiest way to download a large file
Using io.Copy Function
The io.Copy() function copies from src to dst until either EOF is reached on src or an error occurs. It returns the number of bytes copied and ...
In Golang, there are 2 ways to set timeout for http.Get requests
Using http.Client.Timeout Field
Timeout specifies a time limit for requests made by this Client. The timeout includes connection time, any redirects, and reading the response body.
S...
Reading from a url resource in Go.Fetching a URL
Go provides a collection of packages, grouped under net, that make it easy to send and receive information through the Internet. Package http provides HTTP client and server implementations.
packag...