alljustafavor / go-by-example

Go by Example Tutorials

Go is an open source programming language designed for building simple, fast, and reliable software. Please read the official documentation to learn a bit about Go code, tools packages, and modules.

Go by Example is a hands-on introduction to Go using annotated example programs. Check out the first example or browse the full list below.

Why I'm Learning Go

I'm learning Go for backend development because it's known for its speed, reliability, and excellent support for concurrency. These characteristics make Go a great choice for modern, scalable applications.

Table of Contents

1. Hello World
2. Values
3. Variables
4. Constants
5. For
6. If/Else
7. Switch
8. Arrays
9. Slices
10. Maps
11. Range
12. Functions
13. Multiple Return Values
14. Variadic Functions
15. Closures
16. Recursion
17. Pointers
18. Strings and Runes
19. Structs
20. Methods
21. Interfaces
22. Struct Embedding
23. Generics
24. Errors
25. Goroutines
26. Channels
27. Channel Buffering
28. Channel Synchronization
29. Channel Directions
30. Select
31. Timeouts
32. Non-Blocking Channel Operations
33. Closing Channels
34. Range over Channels
35. Timers
36. Tickers
37. Worker Pools
38. WaitGroups
39. Rate Limiting
40. Atomic Counters
41. Mutexes
42. Stateful Goroutines
43. Sorting
44. Sorting by Functions
45. Panic
46. Defer
47. Recover
48. String Functions
49. String Formatting
50. Text Templates
51. Regular Expressions
52. JSON
53. XML
54. Time
55. Epoch
56. Time Formatting / Parsing
57. Random Numbers
58. Number Parsing
59. URL Parsing
60. SHA256 Hashes
61. Base64 Encoding
62. Reading Files
63. Writing Files
64. Line Filters
65. File Paths
66. Directories
67. Temporary Files and Directories
68. Embed Directive
69. Testing and Benchmarking
70. Command-Line Arguments
71. Command-Line Flags
72. Command-Line Subcommands
73. Environment Variables
74. Logging
75. HTTP Client
76. HTTP Server
77. Context
78. Spawning Processes
79. Exec'ing Processes
80. Signals
81. Exit