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Go Fundamentals

If your job brings you into contact with the cloud, then you are probably interacting with Go. This course will teach you all you need to create your own Go programs, including an introduction to Go’s concurrency mechanisms.

Beginner
7h 25m
(109)

Created by Mike VanSickle

Last Updated Nov 15, 2022

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Go Fundamentals

If your job brings you into contact with the cloud, then you are probably interacting with Go. This course will teach you all you need to create your own Go programs, including an introduction to Go’s concurrency mechanisms.

Beginner
7h 25m
(109)

Created by Mike VanSickle

Last Updated Nov 15, 2022

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What you'll learn

Go has become the first language many companies reach when they need fast, scalable, and maintainable software for cloud-based platforms. In this course, Go Fundamentals, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Go software development. First, you’ll explore the core language, such as the use of variables and control flow. Next, you’ll discover how to organize Go programs to maximize their clarity and maintainability. Finally, you’ll learn how to optimize application performance using Go’s elegant concurrency mechanism. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Go needed to write straightforward and performant applications.

Go Fundamentals
Beginner
7h 25m
(109)
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Mike VanSickle - Pluralsight course - Go Fundamentals
Mike VanSickle
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Michael VanSickle is an application architect in Akron, Ohio. He is a mechanical engineer by training and a software engineer by choice. He is passionate about learning new programming languages and user experience design.

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