# astaxie/build-web-application-with-golang

A golang ebook intro how to build a web with golang

Repository: https://github.com/astaxie/build-web-application-with-golang
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/build-web-application-with-golang
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-12T00:47:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5144, "days_push": 844, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 43909, forks 10414 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.180158+00:00)

## What it is
A free, open-source ebook teaching how to build web applications with Go, available in many languages on GitBook. It covers Go fundamentals through web development topics like HTTP, forms, databases, sessions, and deployment.

## Use cases
- learn go web development from scratch
- golang ebook for building web apps
- tutorial on handling forms and sessions in go
- how to build a web server with golang
- learn go database and template usage
- beginner guide to go web programming

## When to choose
- you want a free, multilingual introduction to Go web development
- you prefer learning from a structured book with runnable code examples
- you are a beginner to Go coming from web development

## When to avoid
- you need up-to-date coverage of modern Go frameworks and idioms
- you want an interactive course or video tutorials instead of a book
- you need a reference manual rather than a learning text

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, web-framework, http-server
- domain: web-development, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: ebook, golang, tutorial, gitbook, web-development-book

## Member repositories
- astaxie/build-web-application-with-golang (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.180158+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:22:16.307248+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/astaxie/build-web-application-with-golang (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.180158+00:00, sha 4a19b27e8467)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.