Golang Training

Overview

Solid introduction to Go language for people familiar with other programming languages. It focuses on practical aspect of the language rather than theory.

 Course Outline

Section 1 - Getting Started

• Go Runtime and Compilations
• Keywords and Identifiers
• Constants and Variables
• Operators and Expressions
• Local Assignments
• Booleans, Numerics, Characters
• Pointers and Addresses
• Strings

 

 

Section 2 - Constructs

• if-else and switch
• for Statements
• Counter-controlled Iterations
• Condition-controlled Iterations
• Range Loops
• Using break and continue

 

Section 3 - Functions

• Parameters and Return Values
• Call by Value and Reference
• Named Return Variables
• Blank Identifiers
• Variable Argument Parameters
• Using defer statements
• Recursive Functions
• Functions as Parameters
• Closures

 

Section 4 - Working with Data

• Array Literals
• Multidimensional Arrays
• Array Parameters
• Slices and Slice Parameters
• Multidimensional Slices
• Reslicing
• Maps and Map Parameters
• Map Slices
• Structures and Structure Parameters
• Structure Tags and Fields
• Embedded Structures
• Recursive Structures

 

Section 5 - Methods and Interfaces

• Method Declarations
• Functions vs. Methods
• Pointer and Value Receivers
• Method Values and Expressions
• Interface Types and Values
• Type Assertions and Type Switches
• Method Sets with Interfaces
• Embedded Interfaces
• Empty Interfaces
• Working with Interfaces

 

Section 6 - Goroutines and Channels

• Concurrency vs. Parallelism
• Goroutine Functions and Lambdas
• Wait Groups
• Channels
• Sending and Receiving
• Unbuffered and Buffered Channels
• Directional Channels
• Multiplexing with select
• Timers and Tickers

 

Section 7 - Packages and Testing

• Packages and Workspaces
• Exporting Package Names
• Import Paths and Named Imports
• Package Initializations
• Blank Imports
• Unit Testing with Test Functions
• Table Tests and Random Tests
• Benchmarking

 

Section 8 - Working with Go

• Files and Directories
• Reading Directories
• Reading Files
• Writing Files
• Copying Files
• Error Strategies
• Panic and Recover
• Package Error Handling
• Regular Expressions