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An Introduction to Programming in Go

Explore Go programming, understanding its concurrency advantages over traditional languages. Gain insights into why Go is crucial as Moore’s Law fades, suitable for beginners.

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59 Lessons
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59 Lessons16 Quizzes5 Challenges

1.

The Basics

The Basics

Break down key Go programming concepts, from variable handling and constants to functions, pointers, and mutability.

2.

Types

Types

Look at Go's basic types, type conversion, structs, and composition over inheritance.

3.

Collection Types

Collection Types

6 Lessons

6 Lessons

Work your way through arrays, slices, range loops, maps, and a map exercise in Go.

4.

Control flow

Control flow

6 Lessons

6 Lessons

Break down the steps to understand Go's control flow structures and exercises.

5.

Methods

Methods

5 Lessons

5 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of Go methods, covering receivers, code organization, and type aliasing.

6.

Interfaces

Interfaces

5 Lessons

5 Lessons

Tackle interfaces in Go, satisfying them implicitly and handling errors with custom types.

7.

Concurrency

Concurrency

9 Lessons

9 Lessons

Master the steps to implement concurrent programming in Go using goroutines, channels, and synchronization.

8.

Get Setup

Get Setup

4 Lessons

4 Lessons

Get familiar with Go installation procedures on OSX, Windows, and Linux with essential tools.

10.

Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks

5 Lessons

5 Lessons

Go hands-on with practical projects, package management, maps, compiler optimization, and constants in Go.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
As Moore’s Law is reaching the end of its lifecycle, the need for concurrency is rising and consequently, the need for a programming language that enables effective implementation of concurrent programs is rising too. For this reason, Go has become one of the most popular languages in recent times. This course aims to provide a detailed introduction to Go for beginners. Furthermore, it also articulates how Go is different from traditional programming languages that programmers are accustomed to in order to acquaint programmers getting ready to delve into Go with the language too.

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