Learn Go the Hard Way

A course for total absolute known-nothing beginners who want to learn to code. Go is an incredibly simple language that just about anyone can learn and use to create websites, servers, tools and even games. If you're looking for a good first language that will also carry you for years after then Go is a fine choice.

Course Contents

This course contains the following modules and lessons. Every course offers free samples of the first 10 lessons so you can decide if you want to take the course, and excerpts from all lessons after that.

• 00: Introduction
  
  Go is a Great Beginner Language
• 01: Gearing Up
  
  Gearing Up
• 02: Important Basic Information
  
  Notes on basic computer knowledge you need.
• 03: Building a First Program
  
  Building a First Program
• 04: How to Write Code
  
  How to Write Code
• 05: Basic Syntax: Packages
  
  Basic Syntax: Packages
• 06: Basic Syntax: Variables
  
  Basic Syntax: Variables
• 07: Basic Syntax: Types
  
  Basic Syntax: Types
• 08: Flow Control: If
  
  Flow Control: If
• 9: Flow Control: for
  
  Flow Control: for-loop
• 10: Flow Control: switch
  
  Flow Control: switch
• 11: Basic Syntax: Functions
  
  Basic Syntax: Functions
• 12: Flow Control: defer
  
  Flow Control: defer
• 13: Error Handling
  
  Error Handling
• 14: Reading Input
  
  Reading Input
• 15: Project: Adventure Game
  
  Project: Adventure Game

• 16: The Type System: Structs
  
  The Type System: Structs
• 17: The Type System: Arrays and Slices
  
  The Type System: Arrays and Slices
• 18: The Type System: Maps
  
  The Type System: Maps
• 19: The Type System: Closures
  
  The Type System: Closures
• 20: Pointers
  
  Pointers
• 21: `struct` and Methods: Basics
  
  Struct and Methods: Basics
• 22: Struct and Methods: Type Assertions and Switches
  
  Struct and Methods: Type Assertions and Switches
• 23: Struct and Methods: Interfaces
  
  Struct and Methods: Interfaces
• 24: Reading and Writing Files
  
  Reading and Writing Files
• 25: The Amazing Struct Tags
  
  The Amazing Struct Tags
• 26: Processing Data
  
  Processing Data
• 27: Rogue Part 0: The Screen
  
  The Beginning of Rogue
• 28: Rogue Part 1: Mazes and Enemies
  
  Rogue Part 1: Matrix and Curses
• 29: Rogue Part 2: Pathing Enemies
  
  Rogue Part 2: Pathing Enemies
• 30: Rogue Part 3: Finishing Touches
  
  Rogue Part 3: Enemy Pathing

• 31: _cat_
  
  cat
• 32: _od_
  
  od
• 33: _wc_
  
  wc
• 34: _tr_
  
  tr
• 35: _date_
  
  date
• 36: _numfmt_
  
  numfmt
• 37: _sha2sum_
  
  sha2sum
• 38: _stat_ Then _du_
  
  stat Then du
• 39: _head_ and _tail_
  
  head, tail, and split
• 40: _sort_, and _uniq_
  
  sort, and uniq
• 41: _cut_
  
  cut
• 42: _nohup_
  
  nohup
• 43: _ls_
  
  ls
• 44: _curl_ or _wget_
  
  curl or wget
• 45: _grep_
  
  grep
• 46: _find_
  
  find
• 47: Conclusion
  
  Conclusion