Go Essential Training

This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course Go Essential Training. The full course is available from LinkedIn Learning.

Go is an open-source programming language created by Google, prized for its concurrency and connectivity. Using Go, developers can build modern applications that can save companies money on backend resources. This course is designed to help developers be productive with Go, starting with the essentials of the syntax. Learn the basics of Go basic types such as numbers and strings; working with conditionals and loops; creating object-oriented code with structs and methods; and handling errors. Instructor Miki Tebeka also emphasizes the concurrency features such as goroutines and channels, and connectivity features for networking with APIs and databases. For the final project, Mika shows you how to build a highly concurrent server that combines everything you've learned into one elegant solution powered by Go.

Installing

1. To use these exercise files, you must have the following installed:
   • Go SDK
   • git
2. Clone this repository into your local machine using the terminal (Mac), CMD (Windows), or a GUI tool like SourceTree.

Instructor

Miki Tebeka

Check out my other courses on LinkedIn Learning.