Getting Started with Go

Welcome to our Go (Golang) course designed for beginners! This course will take you through the fundamentals of Go programming, giving you a solid foundation to build on. Our goal is to make learning Go enjoyable and interactive, with real-world examples, hands-on projects, and practical exercises that will help you apply what you learn effectively.

Course Details

Language: Go

Duration: 1 Week

Difficulty: easy

Category: Programming

Certificate: Yes

Introduction to Go

What is Go?

History and Purpose of Go

Why Learn Go?

Packages and Imports in Go

Standard Library Overview

Importing Packages

Error Handling

Errors in Go

Custom Error Types

Handling Multiple Return Values (Error Type)

panic and recover

Basic Syntax

Go Program Structure

Writing Your First Go Program

Comments in Go

Variables and Constants in Go

Data Types in Go

Pointers and Memory Management

Understanding Pointers

Working with Pointers

Passing Pointers to Functions

Control Flow

Conditional Statements (if, else, else if)

Switch Statements in Go

Loops (for loop, range)

Structs and Methods

Defining Structs

Methods in Go

Struct Embedding in Go

Interfaces Overview

Functions

Defining Functions

Parameters and Return Types

Named Return Values

Recursive Functions

Variadic Functions

Arrays, Slices, and Maps

Arrays

Slices in Go (Creating, Appending, Copying)

Maps in Go (Key-Value Pairs)

Iterating Over Slices and Maps in Go