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Go Language Guide for Beginners

1. Introduction to Go

Go is an open-source programming language developed by Google. It is designed for simplicity,


efficiency, and scalability.

2. Installation & Setup

Download and install Go from https://golang.org/dl/.


After installation, set up the Go workspace and verify installation with 'go version'.

3. Basic Syntax

A Go program consists of packages, functions, and statements.

Example:
package main
import "fmt"

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

4. Variables & Data Types

Go has basic data types like int, float64, string, and bool.
Variables can be declared using 'var' or shorthand ':='.

Example:
var x int = 10
y := "Hello"

5. Control Structures

Go supports 'if-else', 'switch', and loops ('for').


Go Language Guide for Beginners

Example:
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
fmt.Println(i)
}

6. Arrays, Slices & Maps

Go has fixed-size arrays, dynamic slices, and key-value maps.

Example:
arr := [3]int{1, 2, 3}
slice := []int{1, 2, 3, 4}
m := map[string]int{"a": 1, "b": 2}

7. Functions

Functions in Go can return multiple values.

Example:
func add(a int, b int) int {
return a + b
}

8. Structs & Interfaces

Go supports user-defined types with 'struct' and 'interface'.

Example:
type Person struct {
Name string
Age int
}

9. Concurrency with Goroutines


Go Language Guide for Beginners

Go uses 'goroutines' for lightweight concurrency.

Example:
go func() {
fmt.Println("Running concurrently")
}()

10. File Handling

Reading and writing files in Go is done using 'os' and 'io/ioutil' packages.

Example:
data, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("file.txt")
fmt.Println(string(data))

11. Simple Web Server

Go provides 'net/http' for web development.

Example:
http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
fmt.Fprintln(w, "Hello, Web!")
})
http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)

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