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| <h2 id="about">Recommendations</h2> |
| <p> |
| If you're new to Go, we recommend following the |
| <a href="go_tutorial.html">tutorial</a> while consulting the |
| <a href="go_spec.html">language spec</a>. |
| Then read <a href="effective_go.html">Effective Go</a>, as it addresses many |
| common beginner questions. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h2 id="reference">Reference Materials</h2> |
| <p>Keep these under your pillow.</p> |
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| <h3 id="pkg"><a href="/pkg/">Package Documentation</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| The built-in documentation for the Go standard library. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="pkg"><a href="/cmd/">Command Documentation</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| The built-in documentation for the Go tools. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="spec"><a href="go_spec.html">Language Specification</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| The official Go Language specification. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="go_mem"><a href="go_mem.html">The Go Memory Model</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A document that specifies the conditions under which reads of a variable in |
| one goroutine can be guaranteed to observe values produced by writes to the |
| same variable in a different goroutine. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h2 id="tutorials">Tutorials</h2> |
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| <h3 id="orig_tutorial"><a href="go_tutorial.html">A Tutorial for the Go Programming Language</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| The first tutorial. An introductory text that touches upon several core |
| concepts: syntax, types, allocation, constants, I/O, sorting, printing, |
| goroutines, and channels. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="effective_go"><a href="effective_go.html">Effective Go</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A document that gives tips for writing clear, idiomatic Go code. |
| A must read for any new Go programmer. It augments the tutorial and |
| the language spec, both of which should be read first. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="codelab_wiki"><a href="codelab/wiki/">Codelab: Writing Web Applications</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| This codelab takes the reader through the creation of a simple wiki web |
| application. It touches on structs, methods, file I/O, http, regular expressions, |
| and closures. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="go_for_cpp_programmers"><a href="go_for_cpp_programmers.html">Go for C++ Programmers</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| An introduction to Go for C++ programmers. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="code"><a href="code.html">How to write Go code</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| How to write a new package and how to test code. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="tutorials_nonenglish">Tutorials in languages other than English</h2> |
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| <h3 id="tutorial_de"><a href="http://bitloeffel.de/DOC/golang/go_tutorial_20100613_de.html">Eine Anleitung zum Programmieren in Go</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A German translation of the Go Tutorial. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="faqs">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> |
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| <h3 id="go_faq"><a href="go_faq.html">Go FAQ</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Answers to common questions about Go. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="go_lang_faq"><a href="go_lang_faq.html">Language Design FAQ</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Answers to common questions about the design decisions behind Go. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="go_programming_faq"><a href="go_programming_faq.html">Programming FAQ</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Answers to common questions about programming with Go. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="dev">Development</h2> |
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| <h3 id="contibute"><a href="contribute.html">Contributing to the Go project</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| How to contribute changes to the Go project. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="roadmap"><a href="devel/roadmap.html">Roadmap</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Features and ideas being developed or discussed by the Go team. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="release"><a href="devel/release.html">Release History</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A summarization of the changes between tagged releases of Go. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="videos">Videos</h2> |
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| <h3 id="techtalk"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnDgT73v8s">The Go Tech Talk</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| An hour-long talk delivered by Rob Pike at Google in October 2009. |
| The language's first public introduction. (See the <a href="talks/go_talk-20091030.pdf">slides in PDF format</a>.) The language has changed since it was made, |
| but it's still a good introduction. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="gocoding_channel"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/gocoding">gocoding YouTube Channel</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A YouTube channel that includes screencasts and other Go-related videos: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/gocoding#p/u/0/jDWBJOXs_iI">Screencast: Writing Go Packages</a> - writing, building, and distributing Go packages.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h3 id="promo_video"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwoWei-GAPo">The Go Promo Video</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A short promotional video featuring Russ Cox demonstrating Go's fast compiler. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="codewalks">Codewalks</h2> |
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| <h3 id="codewalk_sharemem"><a href="codewalk/sharemem/">Share Memory By Communicating</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A demonstration of the practical use of goroutines and channels. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="codewalk_codewalk"><a href="codewalk/codewalk/">How to write a Codewalk</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| A self-describing Codewalk. |
| </p> |
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| <h2 id="blogs">Blog Posts</h2> |
| <p> |
| Articles about Go from external blogs. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="blog_rsc"><a href="http://research.swtch.com/search/label/Go">Go articles at research!rsc</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Posts labelled 'Go' by Russ Cox, one of the core Go developers. |
| </p> |
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| <h3 id="blog_iant"><a href="http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/category/programming">Programming articles at Airs</a></h3> |
| <p> |
| Posts labelled 'Programming' by Ian Lance Taylor, one of the core Go developers. |
| </p> |