This course introduces you to the GO programming language. It is appropriate for a beginner, but especially for anyone who already knows C.
GO is an open-source programming language developed and supported by Google. It is easy to learn and use. In the new world we live in, coding is a universally valuable skill, whether you're a scientist, artist, or a humanist. Algorithms are everywhere, and we all have to understand how they work. No prior knowledge of coding is needed for this course, but it helps if you have a background in C. The estimated time commitment for this course is five hours a week for five weeks. This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in engineering or science, along with high school students and professionals with an interest in programming.
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I get so much knowledge about Go programming and many use cases to apply in my project.
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I get so much knowledge about Go programming and many use cases to apply in my project.
Excellent Course
THE COURSE ISN'T THE BEST BUT THE WORST NEITHER. IRA POHL seems to really know his stuff (he's a PhD, no more to say) but wasn't at his best form in the course. The slides weren't good (5/10), he speaks REALLY REALLY slowly (you need to hear at 1.75x for sure) but still the main concepts of Go / Golang are explained, though, not at the lowest level, that is, if you don't know anything about programming, this isn't the best place to start. The assignments were somewhat creative and encourage you to write code and understand the concepts in more detail. Futhermore, the use of AI grading system really sped up the process. In conclusion: not beginner friendly, material wasn't good, IRA speaks really slowly but still manages to explain the concepts. 4/5 being generous
I didn't like the course, I completed 2 modules and decided not to waste time. The lecturer takes a piece of code and explains what it does line by line. Then on another slide he shows the lines of code separately and again explains what they are for. Then he opens the code in the editor and again explains what it does. Then he runs the program and explains why the result is like that. At the beginning of the video there is a title like "Go for C programmers and Everyone", but for me, as a person who knows C (and not only), this approach to learning is not suitable at all. Why not just go through the topics and tell the theory and then reinforce it with a practical example. For example, we go through simple data types, then complex ones, then the IF operator, then cycles, etc. But there is no structure here, everything is mixed up. Judging by the phrase "Everyone", it should be suitable for people who do not know programming at all, but with such explanations as in the course I would most likely give up learning programming altogether. I give it 3 stars instead of 1 because the lecturer knows what he is talking about but I don't like his approach to teaching at all.
I really dislike the peer review concept, and will consider not taking any other courses that have peer reviewing. I have finished this course about 4 weeks early - this includes passing the final - as I wanted to get up to speed on GO as quickly as possible. But I'm at 91% completion, as 4 of the assigned programs have not even been graded yet. Also, I have completed peer reviews, and have noted that some of the programs I've graded were submitted about 4 months before I started the course. Otherwise, it's a good intro and appreciate the comparison of GO concepts to C concepts.
the version of Go in this course is older and some function does not work in new versions. tasks are not be connected with the course lesson, they need more advanced knowledge.