INTERACTIVE COURSE
The Way to Go
Intermediate
255 Lessons
25h
Certificate of Completion
275 Playgrounds
19 Challenges
11 Quizzes
181 Illustrations
Course Overview
Go (sometimes called Golang) is one of the most popular languages today, and is a key part of many enterprise tech stacks. Many developers prefer Go to other languages like C++ and Scala because of its memory management model which allows for easier concurrency. In this course, you will learn the core constructs and techniques of the language. After going through the basics, you will then learn more advanced Go concepts like error-handling, networking, and templating. You'll learn how to program efficientl...Show More
Course Content
1
Origin, Context and Popularity of GO
2
Basic Constructs and Elementary Data Types
Filenames, Keywords and IdentifiersImport FunctionalityOverview of FunctionsOverview of Data TypesConstantsVariablesScope of VariablesElementary TypesOperatorsChallenge: Temperature ConversionSolution Review: Temperature ConversionStringsStrings and strconv PackageTimes and DatesPointersQuiz: Deduce the Outputs
3
Control Structures
The if-else ConstructTesting for Errors on FunctionsThe switch-case ConstructChallenge: Season of a MonthSolution Review: Season of a MonthThe for ConstructThe for range ConstructBreak and ContinueUse of Labels - gotoExercise: Deduce the Outputs
4
Functions
Introduction to FunctionsParameters and Return ValuesChallenge: Multiple Return ValuesSolution Review: Multiple Return ValuesChallenge: Variable Number of ArgumentsSolution Review: Variable Number of ArgumentsDefer and TracingBuilt-in FunctionsRecursive FunctionsChallenge: Compute Factorial of a NumberSolution Review: Compute Factorial of a NumberHigher-Order FunctionsChallenge: Filter Even and Odd NumbersSolution Review: Filter Even and Odd NumbersClosuresFunctions as Return VariablesDebugging with ClosuresOptimizing ProgramsQuiz: Deduce the Outputs
5
Arrays and Slices
Declaration and InitializationArray Literals and ParametersChallenge: Filling Array with Loop CounterSolution Review: Filling Array with Loop CounterChallenge: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with ArraySolution Review: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with ArraySlicesSlices with FunctionsChallenge: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with SlicesSolution Review: Finding Fibonacci Numbers with SlicesMultidimensionalityBytes and SlicesThe for-range ConstructReslicingCopying and Appending SlicesChallenge: Magnify a SliceSolution Review: Magnify a SliceChallenge: Inserting Slice in a SliceSolution Review: Inserting Slice in a SliceChallenge: Filtering with Higher-Order FunctionsSolution Review: Filtering with Higher-Order FunctionsApplying Strings, Arrays and SlicesChallenge: Bubble Sort the SliceSolution Review: Bubble Sort the SliceChallenge: Reverse a StringSolution Review: Reverse a StringQuiz: Deduce the Outputs
6
Maps
8 Lessons
7
Packages
12 Lessons
8
Structs and Methods
24 Lessons
9
Interfaces and Reflection
25 Lessons
10
Reading and Writing
23 Lessons
11
Error-Handling and Testing
13 Lessons
12
Goroutines and Channels
29 Lessons
13
Networking, Templating and Web-Applications
15 Lessons
14
Common Go Pitfalls and Patterns
5 Lessons
15
Performance Advices
5 Lessons
16
Building a Complete Application
7 Lessons
17
Appendix
13 Lessons
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