The Way to Go

Gain insights into Go's core constructs, advanced concepts like error-handling and networking, and learn efficient programming techniques and common pitfalls in this popular language.

Intermediate

255 Lessons

25h

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into Go's core constructs, advanced concepts like error-handling and networking, and learn efficient programming techniques and common pitfalls in this popular language.

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Course Overview

Go (sometimes called Golang) is one of the most popular languages today, and is a key part of many enterprise tech stacks. Many developers prefer Go to other languages like C++ and Scala because of its memory management model which allows for easier concurrency. In this course, you will learn the core constructs and techniques of the language. After going through the basics, you will then learn more advanced Go concepts like error-handling, networking, and templating. You'll learn how to program efficientl...Show More

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Course Content

Origin, Context and Popularity of GO

Get familiar with Go's origins, purpose, key features, and its rise in popularity.

Origin and Evolution of Go

Reasons for Developing Go Characteristics of Go Test Yourself

Basic Constructs and Elementary Data Types

Grasp the fundamentals of Go's basic constructs, data types, pointers, and essential operations.

Filenames, Keywords and Identifiers Import Functionality

Overview of Functions

Overview of Data Types Constants Variables Scope of Variables Elementary Types Operators Challenge: Temperature Conversion Solution Review: Temperature Conversion Strings Strings and strconv Package Times and Dates Pointers Quiz: Deduce the Outputs

Control Structures

Work your way through decision-making, error handling, looping constructs, and flow control in Go.

The if-else Construct Testing for Errors on Functions The switch-case Construct Challenge: Season of a Month Solution Review: Season of a Month The for Construct The for range Construct Break and Continue Use of Labels - goto Exercise: Deduce the Outputs

Functions

Enhance your skills in Go's functions, including recursion, closures, and optimization techniques.

Introduction to Functions Parameters and Return Values Challenge: Multiple Return Values Solution Review: Multiple Return Values Challenge: Variable Number of Arguments Solution Review: Variable Number of Arguments Defer and Tracing Built-in Functions Recursive Functions Challenge: Compute Factorial of a Number Solution Review: Compute Factorial of a Number Higher-Order Functions Challenge: Filter Even and Odd Numbers Solution Review: Filter Even and Odd Numbers Closures Functions as Return Variables Debugging with Closures Optimizing Programs Quiz: Deduce the Outputs

Arrays and Slices

Explore Go arrays, slices, initialization, manipulation, and problem-solving techniques.

Declaration and Initialization Array Literals and Parameters Challenge: Filling Array with Loop Counter Solution Review: Filling Array with Loop Counter Challenge: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with Array Solution Review: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with Array

Slices Slices with Functions Challenge: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with Slices Solution Review: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with Slices Multidimensionality Bytes and Slices The for-range Construct Reslicing Copying and Appending Slices Challenge: Magnify a Slice Solution Review: Magnify a Slice Challenge: Inserting Slice in a Slice Solution Review: Inserting Slice in a Slice Challenge: Filtering with Higher-Order Functions Solution Review: Filtering with Higher-Order Functions Applying Strings, Arrays and Slices Challenge: Bubble Sort the Slice Solution Review: Bubble Sort the Slice Challenge: Reverse a String Solution Review: Reverse a String Quiz: Deduce the Outputs

Maps

8 Lessons

Focus on using key-value pairs in maps, iterating, checking existence, and practical examples.

Packages

12 Lessons

Build on using Go's standard library, custom packages, sync mechanisms, and external libraries.

Structs and Methods

24 Lessons

Step through struct creation, advanced concepts, methods, and practical coding challenges.

Interfaces and Reflection

25 Lessons

Unpack the core of interfaces, reflection, type assertions, type switches, and generic programming in Go.

10.

Reading and Writing

23 Lessons

Examine reading and writing operations in Go, including file handling, data serialization, and user input.

11.

Error-Handling and Testing

13 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Go's error-handling, testing practices, and performance optimization.

12.

Goroutines and Channels

29 Lessons

Deepen your knowledge of Go's concurrency through goroutines, channels, patterns, and synchronization.

13.

Networking, Templating and Web-Applications

15 Lessons

Focus on creating Go-based web applications, handling servers, and integrating cloud services.

14.

Common Go Pitfalls and Patterns

5 Lessons

Piece together the parts of common Go pitfalls and effective programming patterns.

15.

Performance Advices

5 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in optimizing Go performance with strings, structs, functions, goroutines, and memory management.

16.

Building a Complete Application

7 Lessons

Develop the URLShortener app "goto" with data storage, concurrency, persistent storage, and distributed architecture.

17.

Appendix

13 Lessons

Work your way through Go installation, workspace setup, debugging, and performance optimization tools.

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