Getting started with Go Programming Language

Video 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.

What You Will 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

Audience

This course is for software programmers who wish to understand the Go programming language from scratch.

Product information

  • Title: Getting started with Go Programming Language
  • Author(s): Matthew Spaulding
  • Release date: August 2018
  • Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781788471855