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Codecademy

Learn Go: Fundamentals

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Overview

Learn how to use Go (Golang), an open-source programming language supported by Google.
Ready to start your journey into the Go programming language? Take Learn Go: Fundamentals—Go (or Golang) is an open-source programming language designed to build fast, reliable, and efficient software at scale. Developers use Go in application development, web development, in operations and infrastructure teams, and much more. As Go's popularity and adoption continue to increase, we'll see even greater usage and more creative implementations of the language!



### Skills you’ll gain
* Compile and run a Go program.
* Read and write the basics of Go syntax.
* Print and Scan data using Go's `fmt` package.

Syllabus

  • Learn Go: Introduction: Ready to learn how to use Google's new programming language, Go?
    • Lesson: Learn Go: Introduction
    • Quiz: Go Basics
    • Project: Gopher It
  • Learn Go: Variables: Learn about creating and storing values in Go by using variables. Use different types to indicate what values those variables store.
    • Lesson: Learn Go: Variables and Types
    • Quiz: Learn Go: Variables and Types Quiz
    • Project: Comic Mischief
  • Learn Go: fmt Package: Learn how to print and scan data using Go's `fmt` package!
    • Lesson: Learn Go: fmt Package
    • Quiz: Learn Go: fmt Package
    • Project: New Device Setup
    • Informational: Next Steps

Taught by

Jace van Auken

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