Summary
Get Programming with Go introduces you to the powerful Go language without confusing jargon or high-level theory. By working through 32 quick-fire lessons, you'll quickly pick up the basics of the innovative Go programming language!
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
Go is a small programming language designed by Google to tackle big problems. Large projects mean large teams with people of varying levels of experience. Go offers a small, yet capable, language that can be understood and used by anyone, no matter their experience.
About the Book
Hobbyists, newcomers, and professionals alike can benefit from a fast, modern language; all you need is the right resource! Get Programming with Go provides a hands-on introduction to Go language fundamentals, serving as a solid foundation for your future programming projects. You'll master Go syntax, work with types and functions, and explore bigger ideas like state and concurrency, with plenty of exercises to lock in what you learn.
What's inside

Language concepts like slices, interfaces, pointers, and concurrency

Seven capstone projects featuring spacefaring gophers, Mars rovers, ciphers, and simulations

All examples run in the Go Playground - no installation required!

About the Reader
This book is for anyone familiar with computer programming, as well as anyone with the desire to learn.
About the Author
Nathan Youngman organizes the Edmonton Go meetup and is a mentor with Canada Learning Code. Roger Peppé contributes to Go and runs the Newcastle upon Tyne Go meetup.
Table of Contents
Unit 0 - GETTING STARTED

Get ready, get set, Go

Unit 1 - IMPERATIVE PROGRAMMING

A glorified calculator

Loops and branches

Variable scope

Capstone: Ticket to Mars

Unit 2 - TYPES

Real numbers

Whole numbers

Big numbers

Multilingual text

Converting between types

Capstone: The Vigenère cipher

Unit 3 - BUILDING BLOCKS

Functions

Methods

First-class functions

Capstone: Temperature tables

Unit 4 - COLLECTIONS

Arrayed in splendor

Slices: Windows into arrays

A bigger slice

The ever-versatile map

Capstone: A slice of life

Unit 5 - STATE AND BEHAVIOR

A little structure

Go's got no class

Composition and forwarding

Interfaces

Capstone: Martian animal sanctuary

Unit 6 - DOWN THE GOPHER HOLE

A few pointers

Much ado about nil

To err is human

Capstone: Sudoku rules

Unit 7 - CONCURRENT PROGRAMMING

Goroutines and concurrency

Concurrent state

Capstone: Life on Mars