How to get started with Golang

There are multiple resources available to learn Go. The Go Playground allows you to write code in the browser and test it, without that you need to install anything locally.

Golang Resources #

• Tour of Go
• Language specification
• How to Write Go Code
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Effective Go
• Wiki
• Go Code Review Comments

Free books

• An Introduction to Programming in Go
• GO BOOTCAMP

Example code

• Go by Example
• Learn Go in Y minutes

If you want to start developing Golang more seriously, you will not get around using an IDE that offers you autocompletion and also Debugging capabilities.

IDEs #

• IntelliJ IDEA
  • Go plugin for IntelliJ
• LiteIDE X
• VIM
  • Go development plugin for Vim
• Visual Studio Code

Install the Golang runtime environment by following the instructions at https://golang.org/doc/install. If you are installing Go on Windows you can use the MSI Installer which also sets environment variables in the system. These environment variables are needed to access go from the command line.

Setup #

go get -u github.com/ajstarks/svgo/benchviz
go get -u github.com/golang/lint/golint
go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/benchcmp