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University of California, Irvine

Getting Started with Go

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This course is for individuals with previous programming experience in languages like C, Python, or Java, who are looking to learn a modern, efficient language. Learning Go will equip you with skills highly valued in backend development and system programming, enhancing your career prospects in these growing fields. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the fundamental elements of Go, an open-source programming language. - Work with Go data types, protocols, and formats, including RFCs and JSON. - Practice writing and debugging Go programs in a Go development environment. - Implement simple Go programs, preparing you for advanced Go specialization. To be successful in this course, you should have a background in basic programming concepts and experience with at least one programming language.

Syllabus

  • Getting Started with Go Programming
    • This module introduces the Go programming language and its role in modern software development. It explores key advantages of Go, including performance, simplicity, and built-in support for concurrency. Learners set up the Go development environment and examine how Go code is organized using workspaces, packages, and the Go toolchain. The module also introduces core language elements such as variables, data types, and variable initialization, preparing learners to begin writing and running basic Go programs.
  • Basic Data Types
    • This module introduces fundamental data concepts in Go, including how variables reference memory and how Go manages memory through pointers and garbage collection. You will explore basic data types such as integers, floating-point numbers, and strings, and learn how Go represents text using UTF-8 encoding. The module also covers constants, commonly used string-related packages, and techniques for printing output and reading user input. Finally, you will examine control flow constructs that allow Go programs to make decisions and repeat actions. By the end of this module, you will be able to work with Go’s core data types and use control flow structures to build simple programs.
  • Composite Data Types
    • In this module, you will explore composite data types in Go, which allow programmers to group and organize multiple values together. You will learn how arrays store fixed-length collections of elements and how slices provide a flexible, dynamic way to work with sequences of data. The module also introduces hash tables and maps for storing key-value pairs and explains how structs can be used to organize related data into meaningful objects. By the end of the module, you will understand how these data structures help manage complex data and write more efficient Go programs.
  • Protocols and Formats
    • This final module introduces how Go programs interact with external systems and data formats. You will learn about Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) and JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and how they are used to exchange structured data between programs. The module also covers how to access and process structured data stored in files. By the end of the module, you will write Go programs that use RPCs, work with JSON data, and read structured text data from files for further processing.

Taught by

Ian Harris

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3.2 rating, based on 4 Class Central reviews

4.6 rating at Coursera based on 2478 ratings

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  • Abhijith Gopal
    45
    The lectures are decent but very little attention has been paid to the assignments; The assignment leaves a lot of the things open which makes it hard to figure out what exactly one is supposed to code up.
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    D4r9k
    3
    The course is for intermediate student with already programming knowledge. If you don't care the certificate just follow and practice this guide https://tour.golang.org
  • Anonymous
    The course is definitely worth not a single dime. Its ridiculously light content spread across 4 weeks can be completed in couple of hours without breaking any sweat. The assignments are like an afterthought that are shockingly poor in quality. I can't believe I was so dumb that I watched all of the videos in the hope that I might find something useful.
  • Aynura Khudaverdiyeva
    I think this course will be very useful for me. Because I love learning new things. I plan to get a master's degree in Europe in the future. My biggest dream is to win the Nobel Prize. I want to be a useful person for the world.
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