Go Structs and Methods: Value vs Pointer Receivers
A clear guide to Go structs and methods: literal forms, defining methods, choosing value vs pointer receivers, and using embedding for composition.
·6 min read · #go#structs#intermediate
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Control Flow in Go: if, for, switch
Go's control flow in full — if with an init statement, the only loop (for) in all four forms, switch without break, type switches, and how defer fits in.
·9 min read · #go#beginners#control-flow
Functions in Go: Declarations, Multiple Returns, and Errors
A complete guide to Go functions — declarations, parameters, multiple and named returns, the error idiom that defines Go, variadic parameters, and functions as values.
·10 min read · #go#beginners#functions
Install Go and Write Your First Program
A complete setup guide for Go on macOS, Linux, and Windows — install the toolchain, verify with go version, create a module, and run a real program with go run and go build.
·9 min read · #go#beginners#setup
Slices and Maps in Go
A practical guide to Go's two everyday collections — slices and maps. Covers arrays vs slices, make and append, len and cap, the shared-backing-array gotcha, and the comma-ok idiom.
·11 min read · #go#beginners#collections
Variables and Basic Types in Go
A practical tour of Go's variable declarations and basic types — var vs :=, int and float64, strings, bool, byte and rune, zero values, type conversion, and constants.
·10 min read · #go#beginners#types
What Is Go? Google's Pragmatic Systems Language
A practical introduction to Go — where it came from, what it was designed to fix, the kinds of systems it excels at, and the kinds it doesn't. With your first Go program.
·10 min read · #go#beginners