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R. Hussain, M. ZulfiqarBeginning Go Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8858-0_2

2. Go Basics

Rumeel Hussain1   and Maryam Zulfiqar2
(1)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(2)
Lahore, Pakistan
 

What makes Go an easy-to-learn language is that everything you need to know about a Go program is right on the surface. There is no need to remember any language rules, as they are all in the application code. This chapter covers the basics of the Go programming language, like accepting input, using math operators and packages, managing memory, using different data structures, and understanding the program flow of a Go-based application. It also covers using functions ...

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