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

0. Introduction

01 - Why Go
02 - What you should know
03 - Setting up

1. Getting Started

04 - Sample program
05 - Running and debugging
06 - Compiling
07 - Challenge - Current time
08 - Solution - Current time

2. Built-In Types

09 - Numbers
10 - Strings
11 - Slices
12 - Maps
13 - Challenge - Character frequency
14 - Solution - Character frequency

3. Functions

15 - Function definition
16 - Multiple return values
17 - Error handling
18 - Pointers
19 - Defer
20 - Challenge - File magic
21 - Solution - File magic

4. Structs, Methods, and Interfaces

22 - Defining and creating structs
23 - Methods
24 - Embedding
25 - Interfaces
26 - Generics
27 - Challenge - VMs
28 - Solution - VMs

5. Concurrency

29 - Goroutines
30 - Channels
31 - WaitGroup
32 - Timeouts and cancellations
33 - Challenge - Parallel files
34 - Solution - Parallel files

6. Project Engineering

35 - Testing
36 - Dependency management
37 - Project structure
38 - Logging
39 - Challenge - Shutdown server
40 - Solution - Shutdown server

Conclusion

41 - Next steps

Go for Python Developers

Authors

Miki Tebeka