Building a Real-Time Forum with Go and WebSockets: Lessons Learned

As part of my journey in learning full-stack development at Zone01, I recently built a Real-Time Forum application using Go , WebSockets , and SQLite . This project was an eye-opener for me in terms of real-time communication , handling concurrent users , and designing clean backend architecture . Key Features: User authentication (login/register) Real-time messaging using WebSockets Posts, comments, likes/dislikes Private messaging between users What I Learned: Handling concurrent connections efficiently in Go Structuring maintainable backend code Working with databases and optimizing queries Designing an interactive, responsive system Advice for Others: If you're learning Go or interested in backend systems, start with small real-time features and gradually integrate them into larger applications. Watching other developers’ code on GitHub also helped me improve my structure and understand best practices. Feel free to comment if you want tips or want to discuss real-time Go applicatio