Take your first steps with Go

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Course Description

Overview

Module 1: Take your first steps with Go.

In this module, you will:

Install and configure Go on your local workstation.
Install and configure Visual Studio Code and the Go extension.
Explore the Go Playground.
Create your first Go application.

Module 2: Learn about the basic data types in Go and about how to declare variables, write functions, and use packages.

In this module, you will:

Declare variables and constants
Learn about the basic data types available in Go
Write functions
Create and use packages

Module 3: Learn to use control flows in Go.

In this module, you will:

Learn about simple and compound if statements.
Learn about switch statements and their features.
Learn about loop statements and how Go creates them by using the for keyword.
Learn about essential error-handling functions like defer, panic, and recover.

Module 4: Learn about structs, arrays, slices, and maps. Understand the difference between them and when to use one type over the other.

In this module, you'll learn about:

The aggregate types in Go: arrays and slices.
The differences between arrays and slices.
Built-in functions to manipulate data.
How to use key and value data structures by using maps.
How to write complex custom data types with structs.

Module 5: Understand how to handle errors and log helpful information in your Go programs.

In this module, you'll learn about:

Go's approach to error handling.
Error handling strategies.
The log standard package for logging.
Logging frameworks.

Module 6: Learn about best practices for writing methods and interfaces in Go.

In this module, you'll learn about:

How Go implements OOP principles such as encapsulation and composition.
How to write methods and why you use them.
How to write embedding and overloading methods.
How to write and use interfaces, and why they differ from interfaces in other programming languages.

Module 7: Understand more about concurrency, one of the most unique features in Go.

In this module, you'll learn about:

How concurrency works in Go.
The difference between concurrency and parallelism.
How communication works in a concurrent program by using channels.
How to write a program that runs faster by implementing concurrency.
How to write dynamic programs that can use buffers to take advantage of concurrency when you want to launch a limited number of concurrent calls.

Module 8: By using what you've learned about Go, write and test a complete program.

In this module, you'll practice and learn about:

How testing works in Go.
How to wrap the core logic of a program into a package.
How to expose the core logic through a Web API.
How to write tests for your core logic package (by using test-driven development).
How almost all concepts we've covered so far can work together.

Syllabus

Module 1: Get started with Go

Introduction
What is Go?
Exercise - Install Go
Exercise - Explore the Go Playground
Exercise - Install Visual Studio Code and the Go extension
Exercise - Hello World
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 2: Understand how to use packages, variables, and functions in Go

Introduction
Declare and use variables
Learn about basic data types
Create functions
Learn about packages
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 3: Use control flows in Go

Introduction
Test conditions with if/else expressions
Control flow with switch statements
Loop through data with for expressions
Control with defer, panic, and recover functions
Exercise - Use control flows in Go
Solutions - Control flow exercises
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 4: Use data types and structs, arrays, slices, and maps in Go

Introduction
Exercise - Use arrays
Exercise - Explore slices
Exercise - Use maps
Exercise - Use structs
Challenge - Data types
Solution - Data types challenge
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 5: Implement error handling and logging in Go

Introduction
Learn how to handle errors in Go
Learn how to log in Go
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 6: Use methods and interfaces in Go

Introduction
Use methods in Go
Use interfaces in Go
Challenge - Methods and interfaces
Solution - Methods and interfaces
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 7: Learn how concurrency works in Go

Introduction
Learn about goroutines
Use channels as a communication mechanism
Learn about buffered channels
Challenge
Solution
Knowledge check
Summary

Module 8: Write and test a program in Go

Introduction
Outline the online bank project
Get started with writing tests
Write the bank core package
Write the bank API
Challenge - Complete the bank project functionality
Solution
Knowledge check
Summary

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