The Go Language: Your First Code Adventure

A very important first step toward mastering the Go language and programming in general, even for reviewing purposes.

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What you will learn

Learn the basics of the Go language in a fast, easy, and proficient manner. 90% of the course can be done on the official Go Playground.

It covers Variables, Constants, Enums, Types, Functions, Printing to screen, Printing to file, plus lots of details on dos and don'ts.

Arrays and slices are covered on volume 2 (a free course).

You will learn basic Go programming by working through easy but important short exercises.

This works, because explanations are recursive to refresh your mind, as you move forward in your studies [or return to review].

Please read the reviews for a better assessment. They were written by former students.

Description

The Go Syntax series was designed specifically for busy professionals who want to incrementally learn Go syntax on their spare time. You will not find lengthy projects here – just short, repeatable exercises. This is the first of three volumes.

Each of the three-volume projects are self-contained, but if you are going to do all three, this is the one to start with because it provides basic information that makes the other two volumes clearer.

What you will learn

To give you a more effective study environment, this course is purposefully limited in scope. 
Attempting to cover everything about GO would not be practical, and it would do you a disservice.
However, you will learn quite a lot in a truly short time, and you can always return to repeat the exercises.

This is the first volume of a Computer Literacy Series with emphasis on the Go language,
but if you are already familiar with programming and just want to see how Go syntax is written,
this course has taken your prior knowledge into consideration by keeping explanations simple and to the point.
It serves as a learning tool and a review tool as well.

Even if you have taken Go before, this volume is written to expand awareness on the subject.

The Go Language: Your First Code Adventure covers the fundamentals of GO in plain language,
and as quickly as possible for practicality and enjoyment reasons.

When you less expect, you would have covered the following topics:


  • Basic syntax introduction.

  • Variables.

  • Datatypes and their purpose.

  • Control flow with if, else, and switch.

  • Basic functions, arguments, parameters.

  • Passing data by value.

  • Passing data by reference with pointers. (Great explanation)

  • Loops.

  • How to install and test GO locally.

  • Basic command line or terminal skills. (step by step)

  • How to get input data from the keyboard

  • How to create files and folders via the terminal.

  • How to create a GO file.

  • How to run a GO file.

  • How to create an executable file from GO source code.

  • Introduction to input output in GO and how to write to a file.

  • Some advanced concepts that need to be covered early on.

(Data structures will be introduced on other volumes. 
You will not need them for the GO exercises discussed in this volume).

Each lesson is short and to the point

I know, it is hard to return home after a long day's work and still try learning something anew.
You want to study a programming language, perhaps your very first one, but at the end of the day, your energy is just not there.


So, what can you do?


  • First, choose a programming language that matters in 2024 and beyond, one that is not in constant morphing and deprecation.

With so many languages to choose from, what if you pick the wrong one and only discover your mistake months later?
Should you go with JavaScript, Python, C#, or C?  Should you select a more modern one, like the GO language from Google?
So many decisions and so little time to waste.

This course will assist you in your GO learning journey. Learning Go will also help you learn other languages later.


  • Second, choose a short (but meaningful) course of study.

My friend, if you feel overwhelmed but still want to learn something new, this course series is for you.
First, you will be learning one of the hottest languages in the planet, the Go language or Golang.
Learning Go will put you ahead of the game.

But even if you don't care about language popularity and demand, the Go language is a great tool to work with because it is simple, very powerful, and contemporary. Go will also help you understand what other languages are trying to do, such as PHP, JavaScript, and Python.

Yes, being a well written language, studying Go may clear up any confusion you have about older languages you already know.

You see, many languages offer a variety of ways to accomplish a similar outcome.
In contrast, Go offers a one-way to write code and write it well, and that makes the language easier to learn at first and easier to program with. It also makes you a better programmer because you have more energy to think about solutions rather than syntax.

For example, when it comes to loops, why should you learn so many keywords, such as while, do, until, for, and so on?

The creators of GO decided that we only need a single keyword to declare a loop, the for keyword.

When programmers know what they are doing, they avoid unnecessary abstractions that bloat the language.
You can write any other loop outcome by just using FOR.
As a benefit, you will not have to memorize unnecessary commands that lead to the same outcome, and you will think more of finding solutions to help you in your professional projects.


That's simplicity at its best.


  • In addition, this course series takes into consideration your limited daily study time.
    Here, topics are written recursively and with plenty of self-contained exercises so that you don't have to start afresh when you forget things after taking a few days off.

  • Every concept is explained in plain language, avoiding industry jargon.
    If you concentrate on this a few minutes a day, you will learn and relearn how to program in GO.

Summary

And that is it, my friend. I was thinking of busy people while designing the course.
It's like something I wish I had when I began my Go studies instead of spending countless hours doing extra research to discover why things worked the way they work. Time is money!

If you invest a few minutes a day in it, you will learn and grow, and you'll still have enough of your evening to enjoy quality  moments with your family and friends.

Read the reviews from other students and make an investment decision
- Subscribe now so we can get started. This is a joyful approach to the Go language you won't regret.


Content

Variables and pointers

Hello
The Go main function - dos and don'ts
Go variables - declaration & reassignment
Go variables shortcut declaration
Summary: Two different ways of declaring variables
Summary: Which declaration style should I use?
Library import declarations in Go
Println versus Printf in Go
Reference links from the previous session
Commenting code in Go
All declared Go variables must be used, except global
Go numeric variables, an introduction
Number to string conversions in Go
Reference links for the previous session
Go variables and pointer variables
Dereferencing pointer variables
Review Quiz

Control Flow

Comparison operators and Boolean values in Go
Using TypeOf in Go to check the data type of a variable
Conditional statements in Go
The for loop in Go
The modulus operator in Go
Printing odd and even numbers in Go
Boolean operators in Go
The FizzBuzz exercise instructions in Go
The FizzBuzz exercise explanation
The Switch Statement in Go
The FizzBuzz exercise using a switch statement in Go
Review Quiz

Functions - the basics

About Go functions
Declaring a function in Go
Function scope in Go
Function basic parameters in Go
Go capitalization, upper, and lower case conversions
Go arguments passed by value
Go arguments passed by reference
Further practicing sending arguments by reference
Answer to previous challenge. Sending arguments by reference
The Go return statement
Returning two values from a function in Go
The blank identifier in Go
Exercise – A function that converts Fahrenheit to Celsius
Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius using Go

A few points to ponder

Go scope in an if statement evaluation
Go switching with an implicit condition
Go loops, further explanation
The Go deferring or delaying statement in a function
More about Go pointers to memory addresses

Go Installation. Read Write Submit Exercises

Installation Resources
Installing Go in your computer system
Go fmt Scan exercises
Creating and running a Go file using the computer terminal
Getting input from users in Go - Part 1
Getting input from users in Go - Part 2
Go input - converting Fahrenheit degrees to Celsius
Creating and writing to files using the Go OS and Bufio libraries
Appending text to a file with Go OS OpenFile
Inputting text from terminal and saving to file using Go
Displaying text from a file using Go
How to trim spaces from string values in Go
Submitting file name and text from terminal
Saving user submission to user file
Thank you

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Reviews

Prashant
September 25, 2023
This is the perfect intro (or primer for experienced) to Go. I wish other courses were following this pattern. As is emphasized many times in the course, coding is the only way to drive the concepts home. There are examples with every chapter. I can only thank Tony for putting in all the effort and time and highly recommend this course.
Scotty
October 10, 2022
THIS is how programming courses should be done! Period. Take the learner through the language FIRST. Introduce them to the various parts of it with some very light coding to reinforce only those concepts and ideas. I so wish there had been such a course or courses as this when I was studying Python. WAY too many instructors start you out on the basics and you spend way too much time trying to code along, find a second or two for a few notes here and there all the while you are stopping and starting the lesson interrupting the whole learning process. In the end you have these sporadic notes, with disconnected information because the instructor has taken you from primitive types to silly tic-tac-toe and dice roller games in just a few videos and expect one to have grasped everything. Thank you Tony. Truly, thank you! If you put a course up on Udemy on how to breath in and out, I would buy it simply because I know it would be done well, be easy to follow and grasp and that you wouldn't jump from basic breathing to how to run a marathon in the first section. I have bought parts 2 and 3 of your series. If they are even a fraction as good as this one, I am confident I will be solid in the concepts taught. Please, please, develop more courses on Go, or even Python. Just take my money, all of it.
Byron
July 24, 2022
The only possible way to make this better is a dark backgrounded editor so my eyes don't have to hurt with an overly bright screen at night. Otherwise I'm getting what I wanted!
Mark
December 6, 2021
Great course. It was nice as someone who is familiar with C#/C++ to see and understand the differences. I also really enjoyed the practice challenges to perform exercises prior to the next lesson. This allowed me to better solidify my learning and perform my own programming, then compare my code with yours to understand what I did wrong, or less efficient. Looking forward to part 2.
Bodo
September 11, 2021
Perfect. Good pace, good insights, explanations concise and down to the point, great way of presenting it all. So far the only course that gets 5 stars from me without even hesitating.
Lucio
July 27, 2021
Sensacional !!! didática incrivel, paciência e vontade de explicar , ritmo para o aluno iniciante aprender de forma consistente. Congratulations
Visitor
June 11, 2021
Tony's teaching style is honestly the best I've ever experienced. Clear, concise, to the point. Engaging and never dull because it's really easy to absorb what he's teaching.
Thomas
September 26, 2020
Really practice, easy to work through with great explanations. The video lengths were short and to the point in conveying with practice exercises to help solidify understanding. This is a really good starter course for Go beginners. I found his coverage of Pointers to be superb and made understand pointers in Go really easy.
Wayne
May 26, 2020
This is an exceptional course if you are already a programmer or just starting out. Tony explains each section in a methodical approach and is easy to understand. Looking forward to next Go lang course!
D'Iapico
April 24, 2020
Le spiegazioni sono chiare e dettagliate,ma lente e gli "esercizi" sono piuttosto banali. E' un po' poco stimolante, perché alcuni concetti sono già consolidati, siccome so già programmare. Non mi entusiasma come corso.

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