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| title: The Go Programming Language |
| summary: Go is an open source programming language that makes it simple to build secure, scalable systems. |
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| |
| {{$canShare := not googleCN}} |
| |
| <section class="Hero bluebg"> |
| <div class="Hero-gridContainer"> |
| <div class="Hero-blurb"> |
| <h1>Build simple, secure, scalable systems with Go</h1> |
| <ul class="Hero-blurbList"> |
| <li> |
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| </svg> |
| An open-source programming language supported by Google |
| </li> |
| <li> |
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| </svg> |
| Easy to learn and great for teams |
| </li> |
| <li> |
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| Built-in concurrency and a robust standard library |
| </li> |
| <li> |
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| Large ecosystem of partners, communities, and tools |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| <div class="Hero-actions"> |
| <div |
| data-version="" |
| class="js-latestGoVersion"> |
| <a class="Primary" href="/learn/" aria-label="Get Started" aria-describedby="getStarted-description" role="button">Get Started</a> |
| <a class="Secondary js-downloadBtn" href="/dl" aria-label="Download" aria-describedby="download-description" role="button">Download</a> |
| <div class="screen-reader-only" id="getStarted-description" hidden> |
| Opens a new window with the Get Started guide. |
| </div> |
| <div class="screen-reader-only" id="download-description" hidden> |
| Opens a new window to download Go. |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| <div class="Hero-footnote"> |
| <p> |
| Download packages for |
| <a class="js-downloadWin">Windows 64-bit</a>, |
| <a class="js-downloadMac">macOS</a>, |
| <a class="js-downloadLinux">Linux</a>, and |
| <a href="/dl/" aria-describedby="newwindow-description">more</a> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| The <code>go</code> command by default downloads and authenticates |
| modules using the Go module mirror and Go checksum database run by |
| Google. <a href="/dl" aria-describedby="newwindow-description">Learn more.</a> |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| <div class="screen-reader-only" id="newwindow-description" hidden> |
| Opens in new window. |
| </div> |
| <div class="Hero-gopher"> |
| <img class="Hero-gopherLadder" src="/images/gophers/ladder.svg" alt="Go Gopher climbing a ladder."> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
| <section class="WhoUses"> |
| <div class="WhoUses-gridContainer"> |
| <div class="WhoUses-header"> |
| <h2 class="WhoUses-headerH2">Companies using Go</h2> |
| <p class="WhoUses-subheader">Organizations in every industry use Go to power their software and services |
| <a href="/solutions/" class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-seeAll" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| View all stories |
| </a> |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| <div class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList"> |
| <ul class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-gridContainer"> |
| {{- range newest (pages "/solutions/*")}}{{if eq .series "Case Studies"}} |
| {{- if .link }} |
| {{- if .inLandingPageGrid }} |
| <li class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-caseStudy"> |
| <a href="{{.link}}" aria-label="View CaseStudy of {{.company}}, (opens in new window)" target="_blank" rel="noopener" |
| class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-caseStudyLink"> |
| <img |
| loading="lazy" |
| height="48" |
| width="30%" |
| src="/images/logos/{{.logoSrc}}" |
| class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-logo" |
| alt=""> |
| </a> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| {{- else}} |
| <li class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-caseStudy"> |
| <a href="{{.URL}}" aria-label="View CaseStudy of {{.company}}, (opens in new window)" class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-caseStudyLink"> |
| <img |
| loading="lazy" |
| height="48" |
| width="30%" |
| src="/images/logos/{{.logoSrc}}" |
| class="WhoUsesCaseStudyList-logo" |
| alt=""> |
| <p>View case study</p> |
| </a> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| {{- end}} |
| {{- end}} |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
| <section class="TestimonialsGo"> |
| <div class="GoCarousel"> |
| <div class="GoCarousel-controlsContainer"> |
| <div class="GoCarousel-wrapper"> |
| <ul class="js-testimonialsGoQuotes TestimonialsGo-quotes"> |
| {{- range $index, $element := data "/testimonials.yaml"}} |
| <li class="TestimonialsGo-quoteGroup GoCarousel-slide" id="quote_slide{{$index}}"> |
| <div class="TestimonialsGo-quoteSingleItem"> |
| <div class="TestimonialsGo-quoteSection"> |
| <p class="TestimonialsGo-quote">{{raw .quote}}</p> |
| <div class="TestimonialsGo-author">— {{.name}}, |
| <span class="NoWrapSpan">{{.title}}</span> |
| <span class="NoWrapSpan"> at {{.company}}</span> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| <button class="js-testimonialsPrev GoCarousel-controlPrev" hidden> |
| <i class="GoCarousel-icon material-icons">navigate_before</i> |
| </button> |
| <button class="js-testimonialsNext GoCarousel-controlNext"> |
| <i class="GoCarousel-icon material-icons">navigate_next</i> |
| </button> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
| <section class="Playground"> |
| <div class="Playground-gridContainer"> |
| <div class="Playground-headerContainer"> |
| <h2 class="HomeSection-header">Try Go</h2> |
| </div> |
| <div class="Playground-inputContainer"> |
| <div class="Playground-preContainer"> |
| Press Esc to move out of the editor. |
| </div> |
| <textarea class="Playground-input js-playgroundCodeEl" spellcheck="false" aria-label="Try Go" aria-describedby="editor-description" id="code"> |
| // You can edit this code! |
| // Click here and start typing. |
| package main |
| import "fmt" |
| func main() { |
| fmt.Println("Hello, 世界") |
| }</textarea> |
| </div> |
| <div class="screen-reader-only" id="editor-description" hidden> |
| Press Esc to move out of the editor. |
| </div> |
| <div class="Playground-outputContainer js-playgroundOutputEl"> |
| <pre class="Playground-output"><noscript>Hello, 世界</noscript></pre> |
| </div> |
| <div class="Playground-controls"> |
| <select class="Playground-selectExample js-playgroundToysEl" aria-label="Code examples"> |
| <option value="hello.go">Hello, World!</option> |
| <option value="life.go">Conway's Game of Life</option> |
| <option value="fib.go">Fibonacci Closure</option> |
| <option value="peano.go">Peano Integers</option> |
| <option value="pi.go">Concurrent pi</option> |
| <option value="sieve.go">Concurrent Prime Sieve</option> |
| <option value="solitaire.go">Peg Solitaire Solver</option> |
| <option value="tree.go">Tree Comparison</option> |
| </select> |
| <div class="Playground-buttons"> |
| <button class="Button Button--primary js-playgroundRunEl Playground-runButton" title="Run this code [shift-enter]">Run</button> |
| <div class="Playground-secondaryButtons"> |
| {{- if $canShare}} |
| <button class="Button js-playgroundShareEl Playground-button" title="Share in Go Playground">Share</button> |
| {{- end}} |
| <a class="Button tour Playground-button" href="/tour/" title="Tour Go from your browser">Tour</a> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
| <section class="WhyGo"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-gridContainer"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-header"> |
| <h2 class="WhyGo-headerH2">What’s possible with Go</h2> |
| <p class="WhyGo-subheader"> |
| Use Go for a variety of software development purposes |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| <ul class="WhyGo-reasons"> |
| {{- range first 4 (data "/resources.yaml")}} |
| <li class="WhyGo-reason"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonDetails"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonIcon" role="presentation"> |
| <img class="DarkMode-img" src="{{.iconDark}}" alt="{{.iconName}}"> |
| <img class="LightMode-img" src="{{.icon}}" alt="{{.iconName}}"> |
| </div> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonText"> |
| <h3 class="WhyGo-reasonTitle">{{.title}}</h3> |
| <p> |
| {{.description}} |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonFooter"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonPackages"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonPackagesHeader"> |
| <img src="/images/icons/package.svg" alt="Packages."> |
| Popular Packages: |
| </div> |
| <ul class="WhyGo-reasonPackagesList"> |
| {{- range .packages }} |
| <li class="WhyGo-reasonPackage"> |
| <a class="WhyGo-reasonLink" href="{{.url}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> |
| {{.title}} |
| </a> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonLearnMoreLink"> |
| <a href="{{.link}}" aria-describedby="newwindow-description">Learn More |
| <i class="material-icons WhyGo-forwardArrowIcon" aria-hidden="true">arrow_forward</i></a> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| {{- if gt (len (data "resources.yaml")) 3}} |
| <li class="WhyGo-reason"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonShowMore"> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonShowMoreImgWrapper"> |
| <img |
| class="WhyGo-reasonShowMoreImg" |
| loading="lazy" |
| height="148" |
| width="229" |
| src="/images/gophers/biplane.svg" |
| alt="Go Gopher is skateboarding."> |
| </div> |
| <div class="WhyGo-reasonShowMoreLink"> |
| <a href="/solutions/use-cases" aria-describedby="newwindow-description">More use cases |
| <i class="material-icons |
| WhyGo-forwardArrowIcon" aria-hidden="true">arrow_forward</i></a> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
| <section class="GettingStartedGo"> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-gridContainer"> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-header"> |
| <h2 class="GettingStartedGo-headerH2">Get started with Go</h2> |
| <p class="GettingStartedGo-headerDesc"> |
| Explore a wealth of learning resources, including guided journeys, courses, books, and more. |
| </p> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-ctas"> |
| <a class="GettingStartedGo-primaryCta" href="/learn/"aria-describedby="newwindow-description">Get Started</a> |
| <a href="/doc/install/" aria-describedby="newwindow-description">Download Go</a> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourcesSection"> |
| <ul class="GettingStartedGo-resourcesList"> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourcesHeader"> |
| Resources to start on your own |
| </li> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItem"> |
| <a href="/learn#guided-learning-journeys" class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemTitle" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| Guided learning journeys |
| </a> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemDescription"> |
| Step-by-step tutorials to get your feet wet |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItem"> |
| <a href="/learn#online-learning" class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemTitle" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| Online learning |
| </a> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemDescription"> |
| Browse resources and learn at your own pace |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItem"> |
| <a href="/learn#featured-books" class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemTitle" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| Featured books |
| </a> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemDescription"> |
| Read through structured chapters and theories |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItem"> |
| <a href="/learn#self-paced-labs" class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemTitle" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| Cloud Self-paced labs |
| </a> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemDescription"> |
| Jump in to deploying Go apps on GCP |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <ul class="GettingStartedGo-resourcesList"> |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourcesHeader"> |
| In-Person Trainings |
| </li> |
| {{- range first 4 (data "/learn/training.yaml")}} |
| <li class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItem"> |
| <a href="{{.url}}" class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemTitle" aria-describedby="newwindow-description"> |
| {{.title}} |
| </a> |
| <div class="GettingStartedGo-resourceItemDescription"> |
| {{.blurb}} |
| </div> |
| </li> |
| {{- end}} |
| </ul> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </section> |
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