Getting started with Go Programming Language

Name: Getting started with Go Programming Language
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Develop simple, reliable, and efficient applications with Go language

Created byPackt Publishing

Last updated 9/2018

English

What you'll learn

Learn basic data types, control structures, loops, and object-oriented concepts
Understand how to organize code and perform testing
Get to know the benefits of libraries in golang
Be familiar with Viper and Cobra libraries to build Command Line applications
Understand how to work with configuration files

Course content

8 sections • 30 lectures • 3h 18m total length

The Course Overview2:34
This video provides an overview of the entire course.
What is Go?2:22
In this video, you will get introduced to the Go programming language.

Hello World4:19
In this video, you will learn to write a simple Hello World program to introduce you to Go.
Basic Data Types2:59
In this video, we will cover the most basic data types of Go.
Basic Control Structures4:13
In this video, we will cover the most common control structures of Go so that you can control the flow of your programs.
Loop Control Structures4:01
In this video, we will cover Go’s loop control structures so that you can iterate over collections of values.
Error Handling5:16
In this video, we will cover the basics of how errors are handled in Go.

Pointers5:04
In this video, we will learn what pointers are and how they work in Go.
Structures4:23
In this video, we will learn what structures are and how they work in Go.
Slices and Maps3:49
In this video, we will learn about different types of collections in Go like slices and maps.
Methods3:49
In this video, we will learn about functions and methods and how to use them in Go.
Interfaces7:20
In this video, we will learn what interfaces are and how they work in Go.

Organizing Your Code6:23
In this video, we go over the basic layout of a Go project and its directory structure.
Tools for Go Development5:41
In this video, we learn some tools that are useful during development of Go projects.
Vendoring with Glide8:05
In this video, we learn about vendoring and how to vendor your 3rd party dependencies with Glide.
Testing7:45
In this video, we learn how to write and run tests for a Go project.

Libraries and File Formats9:21
In this video, we will learn about libraries for parsing different file formats.
Configuration File Structure10:59
In this video, we will learn how to place configuration files on the file system and how to structure the content.
Using Sane Defaults4:30
Embed sane defaults in the program with Viper to ensure the command line tool works out of the box, even without config files, by setting headers like user agent.
Case Study20:04
Bring together everything we have learned throughout the course by adding these concepts to the tool we have been writing.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of SQL programming
Basic knowledge of Python programming

Description

Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. Are you a software programmer who wants to learn go language from scratch to build amazing applications, then this course is for you!

This course begins with covering the basic fundamentals of golang along with creating a basic application. You will learn data types, control structures, loops, and object-oriented concepts in golang. Then, you will be familiar with the tools used for Go development and will learn to perform testing. Also, you will learn certain standard libraries used in golang. Moving ahead, you will be introduced to Viper and Cobra libraries to build Command Line applications. Finally, you will learn to work with configuration files.

About the Author

Matthew Spaulding is a programmer living in the Portland area. His interests are around programming languages, distributed systems, and network security and how those subjects apply to building elegant, automated, secure systems. He has worked in a variety of technical roles in the areas of Release Engineering, Software Engineering, and DevOps. He blogs from time to time on whatever he happens to be working on currently. When not programming he spends time with his wife and two daughters, reads books, listens to podcasts, and occasionally enjoys the great outdoors in the Pacific Northwest.

Who this course is for:

In this course, we will cover application development with Go programming language from scratch. Every concept is explained and contextualized in depth, from both theoretical and practical point of view.

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Introduction to Go2 lectures • 5min

Language Basics5 lectures • 21min

Skill up More Concepts5 lectures • 24min

Codebase Structure4 lectures • 28min

Standard Library3 lectures • 32min

Introducing Viper3 lectures • 19min

Introducing Cobra4 lectures • 24min

Working with Configuration Files4 lectures • 45min

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