Learn GO with Real Code Examples

Download Go from golang.org or via OS package manager

Install and configure GOPATH and GOROOT if necessary

Verify installation with `go version`

Check workspace setup with `go env`

Test with `go run hello.go`

Install Go from golang.org

Set PATH to Go binary directory

Initialize workspace with `go mod init`

Install dependencies with `go get`

Test with `go run hello.go`

Go source files `.go`

Module files `go.mod` and `go.sum`

Environment variables for GOPATH

Optional JSON/YAML config files

Build tags for platform-specific code

go run main.go - run Go program

go build - compile binary

go test ./... - run tests

go fmt ./... - format code

go mod tidy - clean dependencies

UTF-8 strings natively supported

Standard library handles locale-sensitive operations

Community packages available for i18n

Cross-platform character support

Web frameworks integrate with translation libraries

Cross-platform compiled binaries

Readable syntax and tooling

Extensive documentation and examples

Gopher community and forums

Beginner to expert skill levels supported

Primarily CLI or API output

Optional HTML generation for web

GUI via third-party libraries (Fyne, Gio)

Text formatting with fmt package

JSON/YAML for structured output

Variables and structs hold runtime state

Channels coordinate concurrent state

Mutexes or atomic operations for shared data

Functions encapsulate logic

Global variables minimized for safety

Primitives: int, float, bool, string

Collections: slices, arrays, maps

Structs for complex types

JSON/XML/DB for persistent data

Memory safe via garbage collection