GO (Golang) Fundamentals

Module 1: Introduction
– Go features
– Pros and cons
– Comparison with other programming languages
– Reasons why it should be used

Module 2: Installation and environment setup
– Installation on various OS
– Editors and go compiler
– Create first program and test the installation

Module 3: The Basics
– Go tool and commands
– GOPATH environment variable
– Projects structure and documentation
– Workspace (packages, programs, tests)
– Program structure
– Syntax
– Imports
– Exported names

Module 4: Variables. Constants. Operators
– Variables
– Constants
– Operators
– Pointers

Module 5: Basic data types
– Basic types (numbers, strings, booleans)
– Type inference
– Type conversion
– Type aliasing

Module 6: Collection types
– Structures
– Arrays
– Slices
– Ranges
– Maps

Module 7: Control flow
– Decision making (if, switch, select)
– Loops (for)

Module 8: File handling
– Reading files
– Writing files
– Line filters
– File paths

Module 9: Functions and methods
– Multiple return values
– Named return values
– Scope

Module 10: Interfaces and error handling
– Interfaces
– Type assertion
– Error handling

Module 11: Concurrency
– Concurrent programming
– Goroutines
– Channels (buffering, synchronization, directions)
– Errgroup
– Select statement
– Mutual exclusion
– Timers and tickers

Module 12: The core packages
– Strings
– Input / Output
– Files and folders
– Errors
– Containers and sort
– Hashes and cryptography
– Parsing command line arguments
– Synchronization primitives

Module 13: Networking
– Servers and clients
– HTTP
– RPC

Module 14: Automated testing
– Tests types
– Writing tests
– Code coverage