Go(Golang): Complete Developer's Guide

Master the fundamentals of Go programming to build a solid foundation and prepare you in building efficient and scalable applications.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. What is Go? And why should I care?
3. Installing Go
4. Write the first Go Program
1. What is package main?
2. What is a module?
3. Main vs Library
4. Purpose of Function Main()
5. Understanding default packages
6. Understanding fmt
7. Putting comments
1. Understanding Data Types
2. Understanding variables (var, const and iota)
3. Type conversions
4. Explicit type assignment
5. User input using scan
6. Arithmetic Operations
7. Activity: Simple Payroll Computation
1. Formatting Strings (Text)
2. Formatting Floats in Strings
3. Building Multiline Strings
1. What is function?
2. Parameters and arguments
3. Functions: Return Values & Variable Scope
4. An Alternative Return Value Syntax
1. Working with If, else if and else (And and Or operator)
2. Nested "if" Statements & Using "return" To Stop Function Execution
3. All about loops
4. The switch statement
1. Writing Files
2. Reading Files
3. Activty: Activity: Create a simple blood pressure journal
1. Splitting codes in a package
2. Exporting & Importing Identifiers (Variables, Functions & More)
3. Using Third-Party Packages
1. Pointers? What is that? (Part 1)
2. Pointers? What is that? (Part 2)
3. Pointers? What is that? (Part 3)
4. Writing Code Without Pointers
5. With pointers vs without pointers
6. A Pointer's Null Value
7. Real world purpose of pointer
1. Why Structs Matter
2. Defining and Creating Your Own Types
3. Working with Struct Data
4. Adding Behavior: Methods
5. Safe Construction
6. Advanced Struct Features (Part 1)
7. Advanced Struct Features (Part 2)
8. Advanced Struct Features (Part 3)
9. I/O and Persistence (Part 1)
10. I/O and Persistence (Part 2)
11. I/O and Persistence (Part 3)
1. Starting your interface
2. Composing Richer Abstractions
3. Embracing “Any”: The Empty Interface
4. Branching on Type: Type Switches
5. Peeking Under the Hood
1. Fixed-Size Arrays in Go
2. Performing Operations on Arrays
3. Creating Sub-arrays with Slices
4. Advanced Slice Selection Techniques
5. Inside Slices: Capacity, Length & Backing Arrays
6. Growing Lists Dynamically via Slices
7. Introduction to Go Maps
8. Adding, Updating & Removing Map Entries
9. When to Use Maps vs. Structs
10. Defining and Using Type Aliases
11. Iterating Over Arrays, Slices & Maps
1. Functions as Values & Function Types
2. Returning Functions As Values
3. Introducing Anonymous Functions
4. Understanding Closures
5. Making Sense Of Recursion
6. Using Variadic Functions
7. Splitting Slices Into Parameter Values
1. Defining the Invoice Model
2. Constructor Function
3. Adding Behavior with Methods
4. Loading Invoice Data from File
5. Parsing & Working with File Data
6. Abstracting File I/O
7. Persisting JSON Data
8. Introducing a File Manager Struct
9. Export to PDF
10. Conclusion
1. CREATE FOLDER STRUCTURE
2. MYSQL connection
3. Designing and Schema
4. Intro to INSERT and DELETE
5. Connecting Go to Mysql
6. Seeing programmatically
7. Password Hashing with Bcrypt
8. Registration endpoint
9. JSON Web Tokens Deep Dive
10. JWT Issuance and Login endpoint
11. Middleware (Protected routes)
12. Full CRUD endpoints
13. RUN THE CRUD

About this course

Free
99 lessons
12 hours of video content

What you'll learn

This Go programming course is a hands-on journey into one of today’s most powerful and efficient backend languages. Whether you're a complete beginner or transitioning from another language, this course equips you with the practical skills and confidence to write clean, modular, and scalable Go applications.

Understand Go’s syntax, data types, control structures, and how to write clean, idiomatic code.
Build interactive CLI applications using functions, structs, interfaces, and file I/O.
Manage packages, modules, and third-party libraries to structure scalable projects.
Develop real-world backend systems including a JSON-powered invoice app and a student portal with API and MySQL integration.

Meet the instructor

Allen Young

Senior Instructor

I am dedicated to simplifying programming, making it as approachable as playing chess or tending a garden. My goal is to empower individuals to utilize coding in their daily lives, even if they don't aim to become experts. Starting with webinars and bootcamps for beginners, I aim to provide a clear path for those embarking on their coding journey.