Go Language Overview

Go Syntax

Go's syntax is fairly similar to C, Java, and other compiled languages, but it has a few unique traits. In this stage, we'll learn everything you need to get started programming. 14 steps

• Overview 6:03
• Packages 6:42
• Packages 5 questions
• Downloading and Storing Package Code 6:58
• Types 3:47
• Types 4 questions
• Variables 7:51
• Variables 1 objective
• Package Variables 1 objective
• Functions 6:43
• Multiple Return Values 5:26
• Functions 1 objective
• Error Return Values 1 objective
• The Go Formatting Tool 1:40

Flow Control

Learn how to direct which parts of your code run next with loops, conditionals, and switches. 6 steps

• Loops 5:20
• Loops 1 objective
• If Statements 4:42
• If Statements 1 objective
• Switch Statements 2:25
• Switch Statements 1 objective

Data Structures

Learn about the various ways Go stores complex data. 9 steps

• Pointers 5:32
• Pointers 3 questions
• Arrays 5:53
• Slices 9:24
• Creating slices 1 objective
• Accessing Slices 1 objective
• Looping Over Slices 1 objective
• Maps 4:06
• Maps 1 objective

Custom Types

Suppose we had one integer that represents a number of minutes, and another that represents a number of hours? How do you tell those two apart? How do you avoid accidentally storing the hours integer in the minutes integer, or vice-versa? Go lets you create custom types that will help you avoid these sort of mix-ups. 7 steps

• Custom Types 4:10
• Methods 6:27
• Methods 1 objective
• Structs 7:43
• Structs 1 objective
• Interfaces 7:30
• Interfaces 1 objective

Concurrency

Don't keep the user waiting! Run multiple parts of your program at once with goroutines. You can communicate between different goroutines and keep everything synchronized using channels. 5 steps

• Goroutines 3:18
• Channels 5:27
• Goroutines and Channels 1 objective
• Course Summary 1:18
• Final Quiz 8 questions