Miki Tebeka

We'll look into JSON serialztion, starting from the easy cases and moving toward more advanced ones.

A quiz! Consider the following code:

a := 1
data, _ := json.Marshal(a)
var b interface{}
json.Unmarshal(data, &b)
fmt.Println(a == b)

What will be printed? And why it's "1 1 false"? :)

We all work with JSON, and even though it's a simple format, there are several sharp edges you should should avoid. In this talk, we'll journey from the common well lit areas of JSON serialization and end in some darker corners. I hope you'll enjoy the ride.

In this talk we'll see how we can call Python function from Go "in memory" and with close to none serialization.

Like tools, programming languages tend to solve problems they are designed to. You can use a knife to tighten a screw, but it’s better to use a screwdriver. Plus there is less chance of you getting hurt in the process.

The Go programming language shines when writing high throughput services, and Python shines when used for data science. In this talk we'll explore a way to call Python/numpy code from Go in memory using some cgo glue. This approach is fast and risky, use at your own risk.