How deeply does Go in Practice, Second Edition cover go module?

Explains the productivity and compile-time rationale, but does not detail go.mod syntax or version-selection internals.

Go module

As explained in Go in Practice, Second Edition

A Go module is a versioned collection of Go packages described by a go.mod file and its dependency requirements.

A Go module is a versioned collection of Go packages described by a go.mod file and its dependency requirements. Go mod provides package and dependency management within the Go toolchain, improving programmer productivity and compile-time efficiency. section 1.2.4

Modules can supply local packages or external packages identified by URLs. Go's import system uses the package name as a prefix, while standard-library and nonstandard packages can be grouped in an import block. section 1.2.4

Fetching module dependencies

Use `go get ./...` to retrieve dependencies across the packages in a module.

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Related concepts

go.mod fileconfigured by · A go.mod file is a Go module manifest that declares the module path, Go language version, and required dependencies.
packagehas part · A package is a programming-language namespace and organizational unit that groups related code and may define import, compilation, or access boundaries.
go mod initconfigured by · go mod init is a Go command that initializes a module by creating its go.mod file with a specified module path.
go workspaceused by · A Go workspace is a development configuration that coordinates multiple Go modules for joint development and testing while preserving their independent module definitions.
go getconfigured by · go get is a Go command that adds or updates module dependencies and their required versions in a module’s dependency metadata.

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