Go (Golang) for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On

Go (Golang) for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-On

Become a Go Programmer through lectures, practical demonstrations, quizzes, and hands-on coding exercises.

What you'll learn

• Getting started with Python
• Go Variable (Data Types and Input/Output)
• Go Operators, Arrays, Maps, Struct and Strings
• Interfaces and Interfaces Types
• Goroutines, Wait Groups and Panic Situations
• Library management, Go Packages & Modules
• Error/File Handling and Logging
• Conditional statements, Switch, Loops and Functions

Go, commonly known as Golang, is a statically typed, open-source programming language backed by Google. Go was designed to offer speed, simplicity, and ease of use in comparison to other existing technologies.

What’s in this course?

This course is designed for absolute beginners and provides a detailed overview of Go Programming essentials using a systematic and hands-on approach. 

It delves into fundamental Go concepts and gradually explore advanced topics such as its concurrency model, rich standard library, and clean syntax, while equipping you with the skills to build efficient, high-performance applications.  

But that's not all—we'll also tackle some real-world use cases to solidify your understanding. 

Each course topic includes lectures to clarify the concept, demonstrations to show it in action, and finally, an assignment to test your understanding and solidify your learning.

If you’re a beginner to Go, don’t worry - this course starts from the basics and builds on gradually to intermediate topics.

Legal Notice:

"Go"  or "Golang" is a registered trademark of the Google LLC in the United States and other countries. This course is not certified, accredited, affiliated with, nor endorsed by Google LLC.

Course Structure:

Lectures

Demos

Quizzes

Assignments

Course Contents:

Introduction to Golang

Go Installation and Setup

Variables

- Declaring Variables

- Multiple Variables

- Naming Conventions & Rules

Go Constants

Data Types

Operators

Input/Output

Data Structure

- Arrays

- Slices

- Maps

- Structs

Control Structure

- Switch

- For loop

- Functions

Go Interfaces & its types

Concurrency in Go

- Goroutines

- Channels

- Wait Groups

Packages & Modules in Go

- Accessing Packages

- Package Creation

- Go Core Packages

Error handling

Logging

Creating Microservices using Go

All sections in this course feature live demonstrations. Enrolled users are encouraged to set up their own environment, engage in the exercises, and learn through hands-on experience!