Intro to the Go Language

This tutorial is a brief introduction to the Go language. The goals are as follows:

• Install and configure Go, the Glide package manager, and the Intellij Go plugin.
• Configure your Go development environment.
• Learn Go program layout, syntax, and features.
• Learn dependency management with a “real” application.

Index

This tutorial is split into the following sections:

• Setting up your environment
• A Hello World example
• Variables and types
• Program flow and functions
• Methods and interfaces
• Concurrency
• A sample web service

Additional Resources

I recommend the following materials as a kick off point for additional learning:

• The Go website
• A Tour of Go - A quick walkthrough of the Go language.
• Go command usage - How to use the go CLI tool.
• Go by Example - A slightly more thorough walkthrough of the Go language.
• The Go Programming Language Specification - It’s not as daunting as it sounds (82 pages). That would be the Java Language Specification(Java SE 8 - 788 pages).
• Effective Go - Documentation on the Go website for writing idiomatic Go.
• Go Bootcamp - An online book, exercises included.
• Go Koans - Achieve Go Zen.
• Awesome Go - An awesome curated list of Go frameworks, libraries, and software.