# thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook

Learn how to write webapps without a framework in Go.

Repository: https://github.com/thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook
Homepage: https://leanpub.com/antitextbookGo/
Language: Go
License Family: other
Topics: golang, book, golang-book, go
Last push: 2025-09-30T13:36:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 44, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3897, "days_push": 337, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3248, forks 272 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:51.742415+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source, example-based book that teaches how to build web applications in Go without using any framework, walking readers through building a to-do list app chapter by chapter. It is supplemented by a YouTube series and a fully functional companion application (Tasks).

## Use cases
- learn web development in go from scratch
- build a webserver in go without a framework
- go web development tutorial for beginners
- learn how http handlers work in go
- free go web programming book
- understand go net/http by building a todo app

## When to choose
- you know basic Go syntax but nothing about web development
- you want to understand Go's standard library web tooling instead of relying on a framework
- you prefer learning through a hands-on project with accompanying source code and videos

## When to avoid
- you want a production web framework or batteries-included toolkit
- you need a reference for advanced topics like microservices or scaling
- you already have solid Go web development experience

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, http-server, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, tutorials, backend, programming-languages
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: golang, book, tutorial, no-framework, webdev, example-based-learning, open-source-book

## Member repositories
- thewhitetulip/web-dev-golang-anti-textbook (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:51.742415+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 2026-08-30T07:24:27.769350+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.