Go for Python Developers

Course details

Go is steadily becoming one of the most popular programming languages, and more and more organizations are now using Go to write services. Many Python developers now find themselves having to transition to Go, and in this course, Miki Tebeka helps Python developers make the switch to get started writing Go programs. Miki covers the basics, from built-in types to function definitions, and gets into concurrency and project engineering as well. He also provides challenges and solutions for each chapter, so you can practice your skills as you learn. If you’re a Python developer looking for some hands-on experience as you transition to Go, join Miki in this course.

Concepts

Introduction

Why Go
What you should know
Setting up

Getting Started

Sample program
Running and debugging
Compiling
Challenge - Current time
Solution - Current time

Built-In Types

Numbers
Strings
Slices
Maps
Challenge - Character frequency
Solution - Character frequency

Functions

Function definition
Multiple return values
Error handling
Pointers
Defer
Challenge - File magic
Solution - File magic

Structs, Methods, and Interfaces

Defining and creating structs
Methods
Embedding
Interfaces
Generics
Challenge - VMs
Solution - VMs

Concurrency

Goroutines
Channels
WaitGroup
Timeouts and cancellations
Challenge - Parallel files
Solution - Parallel files

Project Engineering

Testing
Dependency management
Project structure
Logging
Challenge - Shutdown server
Solution - Shutdown server

Conclusion

Next steps