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Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch

Name: Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)

Learn Google’s Powerful Golang Language Through Practical Programs

Created bySubburaj Ramasamy

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Master the fundamentals of Go Programming Language including syntax, variables, data types, operators, and control structures
Write, compile, and execute Go programs using the Go development environment and tools
Develop modular programs using functions, packages, arrays, slices, maps, and structures
Understand and implement error handling techniques and Go coding best practices
Learn Go’s powerful concurrency concepts using goroutines and channels for parallel programming
Build efficient, scalable, and maintainable applications through hands-on executable programming examples

Course content

7 sections • 49 lectures • 12h 48m total length

Introduction20:08
Background and Features of Go language
Lecture 2: Go Playground22:02
Programming in Go Playground, Packages in golang library, Package main, formatting and running programs
Lecture 3: Identifiers26:30
The Go Programming Language Specifications, A Tour of Go, Unicode Code Points, UTF-8, Tokens, Rules for Identifiers, Blank Identifier, Exported and non-exported identifiers, Keywords in Golang
Lecture 4: Data Types32:14
Data Types, Static Typed, Strongly Typed, Literals,Numeric data types, Syntax of Integer literals, Understanding BNF, Integer Operations, Constants and Variables
More on Data Types16:01
Real Number operations - conventional and scientific notations, complex numbers, type boolean
Offline Program Development14:31
Installing Go, Checking version, Creating Directory for Storing Programs We Develop, Format the program, Run, Strings, Printing Rune
Console Output21:16
Console Input & Output, Three Print Functions in Golang- Println(), Print() and Printf(), Arguments to Print Functions, Formatted Printing using Printf(), Escape Sequences, format specifiers, Format Verbs
Formatted Output15:28
Format Verbs, Width and Precision, Formatted Printing example- left and right justified
Console Input11:21
Formatted Console Input, Supplying Data at Runtime, Scanf function,Console Input of a string, Finding area of a Square
More on Console Input-Output16:54
get input from keyboard using bufio package, Conversion to Other Number Systems, Multiple Ways of Defining Variables, Various Methods of defining constants, Differences between the three Print Methods

Operators16:01
Types of Operators, Arithmetic Operators, Unary Arithmetic Operators, Relational Operators, Logical Operators, Bitwise Operators, Other Operators, Operator Precedence in Golang
Control Structures - Branching10:14
Program Control Structures, Selection Constructs, Branching fundamentals, Syntax of if, else
Switch13:36
Selection using the switch construct, Selection with if .. else,
Printing Numbers typed in words, Benefits of Switch
Iterations17:00
Iterations, The for-loop syntax, variation in for statement - to print even numbers, conditional for-loop, nested for loop, Use of continue and break in for loop, demonstrate break, continue and exit,
Arrays19:55
Array Initialization, Use of len function, giving elements of an array vertically, The range Keyword, use of blank identifier
Arrays and Strings14:10
Printing index and value in an array, string, String concatenation, String methods, string manipulation, string compare
Slice13:17
Characteristics of Slice, Creating a slice, slice and array, Make, append & copy, slice string
Maps21:57
Hash Table, Maps, Key and Value types, Declaration and initialization of map, Create map using make function, For loop with map, strucs, map with structs, map literal

Intro' to functions21:09
Features and benefits of Structured Programming, User-defined Functions, General Form of Function, An example of a user defined function, Function body and Function Call, Calling Functions Multiple Times
Functions12:42
Calling Many Functions in a Program, reverse Function, addDigits function, Type of Return Statements, Number swap, Distance Between Two Points,
Fruitful functions16:58
Return Values, Finding Square Root of a positive number, Finding Square Root without using math function, Multiple return, Finding area of triangle, Boolean Function,
More Function Concepts-120:28
Four methods of declaring a function, variadic functions,Returning multiple values, Call stack, Function names
More Function Concepts - 215:28
Local and Global Scope of Function Parameters,Scope of Variables, Create Inner functions, Closure - evenly divisible by 3, Function with named arguments, defer
Recursion21:16
Recursive algorithms and Programs for finding factorial, GCD, Towers of Hanoi algorithm and Program

Panic and Recover17:34
Two and Three Dimensional arrays, Passing array to functions, defer, panic and recover from panic
Pointers16:15
assign memory address to pointer, Understanding pointers-A Tour of Go, create pointer using new() function, Pointer and value
Pointers contd.20:45
Nil Pointer, Type of variables, Pointer to array, Pointer Array as Function argument, Passing slice to called function, Passing slice, Passing pointer to slice, Passing Pointers to functions, Value vs. Pointer Semantics, Memory leaks
Structure14:07
A simple structure, method of defining structure, Zero value struct, Pointers to struct, Access fields using dot operator
Methods Part 120:02
Golang Methods, Receiver types - Value Receiver and Pointer Receiver, Syntax of Methods
Methods Part 212:51
Methods are functions, Method on non-struct types, methods rewritten as functions

Concurrency Part 113:16
Sequential programs and the need for concurrency, Concurrent vs Sequential Comparison, Why and when would you use concurrency? Channels
Concurrency Part 212:48
Concurrency vs Parallelism, Goroutines, Scanln(), sleep function
Concurrency Part 312:16
Create 5 goroutines, sync.WaitGroup,Mutex lock
Concurrency Part 4 - Channel12:54
Channels, Channel Definition, deadlock, Channel synchronizes goroutines
Concurrency Part 5 - More on Channels11:39
Unbuffered Channel, Buffered Channel, capacity of Buffered Channel, multiple Goroutines with sharing values, CLOSE channel
Concurrency Part 614:07
About the Playground, Direction of a Channel, Send only, Selecting channels
Concurrency Part 7 - important functions9:02
GOMAXPROCS Function, Goexit function

Introduction to Interfaces19:37
Interface Declaration, Create variables, Interfaces are implemented implicitly
Interface12:33
type Operands struct, Multiple functions in interface, Empty Interface
Interfaces contd.9:11
Value Receiver and Pointer Receiver, Stringer Interface
Polymorphism and Inheritance12:59
Interfaces as polymorphism, Embedding Interfaces
Type assertion and Type Switch13:50
Type Assertion, Type switches
Date and Time7:37
Time.Duration, Time package, finding elapsed time

Error Handling10:00
Error interface, Error package
More on Error Handling13:33
defer, panic, recover
Reflection Part 115:32
the laws of reflection, Reflect Type, Value and kind
Reflection Part 214:21
The second law of reflection, Rule 3 of Reflection, CanSet method, Settability, Elem()
Some more useful packages12:06
Advantages of code reuse, strings package, Input/Output package, packages for os, io and Errors, io/ioutil package, Reading without deprecated ioutil package
Major Packages and Libraries9:18
packages forming the backbone of many Go applications, Widely used Libraries

Requirements

No programming experience needed. A beginner can learn the program easily.

Description

Course Title

Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch

Subtitle

Learn Google’s Powerful Golang Language Through Practical Programs

Course Overview

Welcome to Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch, a comprehensive beginner-friendly course designed to help you master one of today’s most modern, efficient, and high-performance programming languages — Go Programming Language, commonly known as Golang.

Developed by Google, Go has become one of the most preferred languages for building fast, scalable, and reliable software systems. Its simple syntax, powerful concurrency model, and excellent performance make it an ideal choice for cloud computing, distributed systems, web services, and modern backend development.

This course provides a strong foundation in Go programming through step-by-step explanations and a large collection of executable programs. Whether you are a student, beginner programmer, software developer, or experienced professional looking to expand your programming skills, this course will guide you from the basics to practical application development in Go.

What You Will Learn

Understand the fundamentals and architecture of the Go programming language
Enjoy go playground
Install and configure the Go development environment successfully
Write, compile, and execute Go programs with confidence
Learn variables, constants, data types, operators, loops, and conditional statements
Work with functions, packages, arrays, slices, maps, and structures
Understand error handling techniques and best coding practices in Go
Explore Go’s powerful concurrency concepts including goroutines and channels
Develop clean, efficient, readable, and maintainable Go applications

Course Content

Introduction to Go Programming

Learn the origin, objectives, advantages, and real-world applications of Go programming. Understand why Go is widely used in cloud platforms, scalable systems, and backend development.

Setting Up the Go Environment

Step-by-step guidance for installing Go, configuring the workspace, and understanding the Go development tools.

Fundamentals of Go Syntax

Learn the core building blocks of Go including variables, constants, data types, operators, loops, and decision-making statements.

Functions and Error Handling

Understand how to define and use functions, return multiple values, and implement effective error handling techniques.

Arrays, Slices, Maps, and Structures

Learn Go’s important data structures and how to use them efficiently in real applications.

Working with Packages

Understand Go packages, importing libraries, and organizing programs into reusable modules.

Concurrency in Go

Explore one of Go’s most powerful features — concurrency using goroutines and channels for efficient parallel programming.

Building and Executing Applications

Learn how to compile, build, and execute Go applications across multiple platforms.

Coding Standards and Best Practices

Understand recommended programming practices for writing professional-quality Go code.

Who Should Enroll

This course is ideal for:

Beginners who want to learn Go programming from scratch
Students pursuing computer science or software engineering
Developers interested in backend, cloud, and systems programming
Professionals who want to add Golang to their technical skill set
Programmers from Python, Java, C, or C++ backgrounds looking to learn a modern language

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge of Go is required.

However, a basic understanding of programming concepts in languages such as Python, Java, C, or C++ will be beneficial.

Course Format

Duration: Self-paced learning
Learning Style: Online video lectures
Practical Approach: Large number of executable programs and demonstrations
Access: Lifetime access through Udemy
Certificate: Certificate of completion provided upon successful course completion

Why Learn Go?

Go is one of the fastest-growing programming languages in the software industry. It is widely used for developing cloud services, distributed systems, APIs, networking tools, and scalable enterprise applications.

Leading technology companies such as Google, Docker, and Dropbox use Go to build high-performance applications because of its simplicity, speed, reliability, and concurrency support.

Learning Go can significantly enhance your programming expertise and open new opportunities in modern software development.

Enroll Today

Take your first step into the world of modern software development with Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch.

Start learning today and build practical programming skills that will help you develop fast, scalable, and efficient applications using Go.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Go programmer
Developers of system programming
hobbysts

Go Programming Made Simple: Learn Golang from Scratch

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Course content

Introduction10 lectures • 3hr 16min

Branching, Iterations and Arrays8 lectures • 2hr 6min

Functions & Recursion6 lectures • 1hr 48min

Pointers, Methods and Structures6 lectures • 1hr 42min

Concurrency7 lectures • 1hr 26min

Interfaces6 lectures • 1hr 16min

Error Handling and Reflection6 lectures • 1hr 15min

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