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Introduction to Go
Discover Go, the language created by Google for performance and simplicity
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Variables and types
var, :=, string, int, float64, bool, const, pointers and structs
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Conditions and loops
if with init statement, Go's single for loop in all its forms, and switch
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Slices and maps
Slices (dynamic lists) with append and slicing, and key/value maps with comma-ok
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Functions and errors
Multiple returns, if err != nil, defer, panic, recover: Go error handling
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Goroutines and channels
Concurrency with go, channels, select and sync.WaitGroup
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HTTP and REST APIs
Web server, handlers, JSON and REST API with the standard library
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Tests and benchmarks
Testing package, table-driven tests, benchmarks and code coverage
What you will learn
Write compiled Go programs that are fast and dependency-free
Handle concurrency with goroutines and channels
Create REST APIs with the standard library
Test and benchmark your code's performance