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CourseLearn Go: Fundamentals
Learn how to use Go (Golang), an open-source programming language supported by Google.
This course includes
This course includes
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary2 hoursProjects
3Prerequisites
None
About this course
Ready to start your journey into the Go programming language? Take Learn Go: Fundamentals—Go (or Golang) is an open-source programming language designed to build fast, reliable, and efficient software at scale. Developers use Go in application development, web development, in operations and infrastructure teams, and much more. As Go’s popularity and adoption continue to increase, we’ll see even greater usage and more creative implementations of the language!
Skills you'll gain
Compile and run a Go program.
Read and write the basics of Go syntax.
Print and Scan data using Go’s
fmtpackage.
Syllabus
3 lessons • 3 projects • 3 quizzesCertificate of completion available with Plus or Pro
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Projects in this course
- practice Project
Gopher It
Create a Go program from scratch. You'll be incorporating the concepts covered in the first lesson. - practice Project
Comic Mischief
Become the software administrator of the comic book store you own and operate, Comic Mischief. Use variables to store data about your shop and update those variables to maintain an internal state of what comics are being added to the store! - practice Project
New Device Setup
Challenge your understanding of the `fmt` package in Go programming a device setup!
Meet the creator of the course
Kenny Lin
Web Development Domain Manager at CodecademyEarn a certificate of completion
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