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What is Go?

Part of the Fundamentals section of Coddy's GO journey — lesson 1 of 109.

Go (or Golang) is a programming language created by Google in 2009. It's designed to be simple, efficient, and easy to learn.

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Beginner

Press the run code button to run your first code in Go

Cheat sheet

Go (or Golang) is a programming language created by Google in 2009. It's designed to be simple, efficient, and easy to learn.

Try it yourself

package main

import (
	"fmt"
)

func main() {
	fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}

All lessons in Fundamentals

1Introduction to Go

What is Go?Hello World Println Go Comments

4Comparison & Logical Operators

Comparison Operators - Part 1 Comparison Operators - Part 2 Logical AND Operator Logical OR Operator Logical NOT Operator Operator Precedence Basics Recap - Making Comparisons

7Control Flow: Loops

What The `for` Loop Explained For Loop - Basic For Loop - Condition Only The `break` Keyword The `continue` Keyword Nested Loops Recap - Repeating Actions

10Composite Types: Arrays

Introduction to Arrays Declaring Arrays Initializing Arrays Accessing Array Elements Array Length with `len`Iterating Over Arrays Multi-dimensional Arrays

13Composite Types: Structs

Defining Custom Types Creating Struct Instances Accessing Struct Fields Pointers to Structs Initializing Structs Embedded Structs Anonymous Structs Recap - Custom Data Structures

2Variables and Basic Data Types

What is a variable Type Inference with `:=`Integers (int)Floating-Point Numbers Booleans Strings Zero Values Constants Naming Conventions Recap - Variables and Types

5Basic Input/Output

Formatted Output Format Verbs Printing Types Getting Basic User Input Recap - Input and Output

8Functions

Understanding Functions Declaring a Function Calling Functions Function Parameters Returning a Single Value Returning Multiple Values Named Return Values Function Scope Basics Recap - Creating Reusable Code

11Composite Types: Slices

Introduction to Slices Declaring Slice Literals Creating Slices with `make`Slice Length vs Capacity Accessing Slice Elements Appending Elements Slicing Existing Slices/Arrays Iterating Over Slices Copying Slices Recap - Dynamic Lists

14Basic Error Handling

The Concept of Errors The `error` Interface Functions Returning Errors Checking for Errors Creating Simple Errors Creating Formatted Errors Basic Error Handling Recap - Handling Problems