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.

Getting Started with Go

Getting Started with Go
This course is part of Programming with Google Go Specialization

Instructor: Ian Harris
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What you'll learn
Implement fundamental Go programs and understand its core elements.
Work with Go data types, including basic, composite, and JSON structures.
Utilize remote function calls (RFCs) and JSON for data manipulation in Go.
Set up your Go programming environment and practice writing Go code.
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There are 4 modules in this course
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.
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10 videos1 reading3 assignments
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.
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11 videos1 reading4 assignments
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.
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7 videos3 assignments
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.
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5 videos3 assignments
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Reviewed on Sep 20, 2019
It's wonderful Course to get started with Golang. Assignments and Quiz are extremely helpful to practice and enhance the knowledge. I strongly recommend to enrol this course.
Reviewed on Mar 13, 2021
I thank Professor Ian Harris for her excellent knowledge.And thank you to the coursera for providing this good course.This course was great and helped me a lot.I wish success to the coursera team.
Reviewed on May 31, 2020
some of the best, clearest, easiest to understand explanations I've ever come across. Other computer science instructors should do this course. not for them to learn Go, but to learn how to explain.
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