Golang Workshop @ HAW Hamburg

This workshop covers the following:

How to execute Go code?

• "I have Go installed on my computer" -> Awesome! I show you in a minute..
• "I don't have Go on my computer" -> Try Go Playground
• "I don't want to install Go on my computer" -> Try Go Docker Image

Session 01 - Basics Syntax (~45min)

• constants and variables
• for loops and use if conditions
• how types work.
• functions
• packages and imports

Session 02 - Advanced Syntax (~60min)

• how zero values work in Go
• Equality and Type Conversions
• Pointers
• Arrays
• Slices
• Ranges
• Maps
• Structs
• Defer
• Concurrency

Session 03 - Development (until the end)

• Go tool
• $GOPATH Variable
• Your first application
  • Hello World
  • What Time is it?
  • Simple Http Server
• Testing
• Error Handling

Online Resouces:

• Dave Cheney - Resources for new programmers
• tour.golang.org
• Go by Example

Contact:

• Christian Bargmann [email protected]
• Twitter: @chrisbargmann