Go
Simple, fast, and reliable programming language
Go is an open source programming language developed by Google that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software with built-in concurrency support.
Why Choose Go?
Fast Compilation
Extremely fast compilation times make development cycles quick and efficient
Built-in Concurrency
Goroutines and channels make concurrent programming simple and powerful
Simple Syntax
Clean, minimalist syntax that's easy to learn and read
Static Binaries
Compile to single, statically-linked binaries with no dependencies
What Can You Build with Go?
Cloud & DevOps
Very HighCloud-native applications and DevOps tools
Web Services
Very HighHigh-performance web servers and APIs
System Programming
HighSystem tools and network programming
Distributed Systems
HighScalable distributed applications
Go Code Example
Hello World & Concurrency Example
// Hello World package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println("Hello, World!") } // Basic Struct and Methods package main import "fmt" type Person struct { Name string Age int } func (p Person) Introduce() { fmt.Printf("Hi, I'm %s and I'm %d years old.\n", p.Name, p.Age) } func main() { person := Person{Name: "Alice", Age: 25} person.Introduce() } // Concurrency with Goroutines package main import ( "fmt" "time" ) func worker(id int, jobs <-chan int, results chan<- int) { for j := range jobs { fmt.Printf("Worker %d processing job %d\n", id, j) time.Sleep(time.Second) // Simulate work results <- j * 2 } } func main() { jobs := make(chan int, 100) results := make(chan int, 100) // Start 3 workers for w := 1; w <= 3; w++ { go worker(w, jobs, results) } // Send 5 jobs for j := 1; j <= 5; j++ { jobs <- j } close(jobs) // Collect results for a := 1; a <= 5; a++ { <-results } }
Go Learning Path
Go Fundamentals
2-3 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Basic syntax
- • Variables and types
- • Functions
- • Control structures
- • Packages
Practice Projects:
- • Hello World
- • Calculator
- • File reader
Go Concepts
3-4 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Structs and methods
- • Interfaces
- • Error handling
- • Pointers
- • Slices and maps
Practice Projects:
- • Todo CLI
- • JSON processor
- • Simple web server
Concurrency
3-5 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • Goroutines
- • Channels
- • Select statement
- • Sync package
- • Context
Practice Projects:
- • Concurrent downloader
- • Chat server
- • Worker pool
Advanced Go
4-6 weeks
Topics to Learn:
- • HTTP servers
- • Database integration
- • Testing
- • Modules
- • Reflection
Practice Projects:
- • REST API
- • Web application
- • CLI tool with database
Popular Go Frameworks
Gin
High-performance HTTP web framework
Echo
High performance, extensible, minimalist Go web framework
Fiber
Express-inspired web framework built on Fasthttp
gRPC-Go
Go implementation of gRPC for building distributed systems
Go Learning Resources
Official Documentation
Learning Platforms
Books & References
Tools & IDEs
🚀 Getting Started with Go
Install Go
Download and install Go from golang.org
Set Up Your Workspace
Configure GOPATH and GOROOT environment variables
Take the Tour
Complete "A Tour of Go" interactive tutorial
Build Your First Program
Create a simple CLI tool or web server