by | Released December 2009 | ISBN: 063692000107

Great Go will help you quickly and effectively begin programming in the brand new programming language from Google, Go. By the time you're through these lessons, you'll be easily apply your existing programming skills to this new -- and often surprising -- language. Loops, branching, arrays, vectors, and the struct keyword are all covered in this crash course for existing programmers looking to add Go to their skill set.You'll do more than just transition your existing skills to Go, though. You'll pick up Go-specific techniques and semantics, like returning multiple values from a single function and competently handling slices. You'll also get the straight scoop on where Go shines, and where it's just odd and a bit clunky. Don't wait a months for a book when you can start writing Go code today.Great Go will help you quickly and effectively begin programming in the brand new programming language from Google, Go. By the time you're through these lessons, you'll be easily apply your existing programming skills to this new -- and often surprising -- language. Loops, branching, arrays, vectors, and the struct keyword are all covered in this crash course for existing programmers looking to add Go to their skill set.You'll do more than just transition your existing skills to Go, though. You'll pick up Go-specific techniques and semantics, like returning multiple values from a single function and competently handling slices. You'll also get the straight scoop on where Go shines, and where it's just odd and a bit clunky. Don't wait a months for a book when you can start writing Go code today.When you buy Great Go, you get access to an entire video library of lessons-including lessons that aren't available yet! Here's the scoop: we're continually adding new sections that take you further into Go. We're also updating existing lessons and creating new ones in response to your questions, along with special "challenge lessons" that will test your skills. All of this is yours with Great Go. Show and hide more

1. Installation and Setup
   • Go is Command-Line Friendly 00:01:42
   • Set Your Environment Variables 00:04:19
   • You Are Always Cross-Compiling 00:01:12
   • Prepare to Install Mercurial 00:01:40
   • Install Mercurial 00:02:05
   • Check Out Go 00:01:18
   • Get Go Dependencies 00:01:13
   • Build Go 00:02:43
   • When Things Go Wrong 00:02:32
   • Test Your Installation 00:04:15
   • Set Up Your Development Environment 00:01:17
2. Write a Simple Program
   • Create a New Go Source File 00:04:14
   • Declare an Array 00:02:40
   • Initialize Your Array 00:02:23
   • Loop Over an Array 00:02:11
   • Print Formatted Data 00:03:51
   • Challenge: Add a Gifts Array 00:02:11
   • Solution: Add a Gifts Array 00:03:36
   • Challenge: Loop Within Your Loop 00:01:28
   • Solution: Loop Within Your Loop 00:03:18
   • Simplify Your Code 00:02:37
3. Files, Bytes, and Text
   • Create a New Go Source File 00:02:01
   • Bookmark the Go Package Docs 00:01:47
   • Use the io Package to Read a File 00:03:13
   • Functions Can Return Multiple Values 00:03:45
   • Go Warnings Are Actually Errors 00:02:06
   • Challenge: Read a File and Print Any Errors 00:03:01
   • Solution: Read a File and Print Any Errors 00:04:47
   • Convert Bytes to a String 00:03:23
   • Write a Simple Function 00:06:22
   • How Often Does Tim Retweet? 00:02:58
   • Vectors are Dynamic Structures 00:06:45
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