COURSE OUTLINE 

(THIS IS A 2 DAYs TRAINING PROGrAMME)

DAY 1

Section 1 - Getting Started

• Go Runtime and Compilations

• Keywords and Identifiers

• Constants and Variables

• Operators and Expressions

• Local Assignments

• Booleans, Numerics, Characters

• Pointers and Addresses

• Strings

Section 2 - Constructs

• if-else and switch

• for Statements

• Counter-controlled Iterations

• Condition-controlled Iterations

• Range Loops

• Using break and continue

Section 3 - Functions

• Parameters and Return Values

• Call by Value and Reference

• Named Return Variables

• Blank Identifiers

• Variable Argument Parameters

• Using defer statements

• Recursive Functions

• Functions as Parameters

• Closures

Section 4 - Working with Data

• Array Literals

• Multidimensional Arrays

• Array Parameters

• Slices and Slice Parameters

• Multidimensional Slices

• Reslicing

• Maps and Map Parameters

• Map Slices

• Structures and Structure Parameters

• Structure Tags and Fields

• Embedded Structures

• Recursive Structures

DAY 2

Section 5 - Methods and Interfaces

• Method Declarations

• Functions vs. Methods

• Pointer and Value Receivers

• Method Values and Expressions

• Interface Types and Values

• Type Assertions and Type Switches

• Method Sets with Interfaces

• Embedded Interfaces

• Empty Interfaces

• Working with Interfaces

Section 6 - Goroutines and Channels

• Concurrency vs. Parallelism

• Goroutine Functions and Lambdas

• Wait Groups

• Channels

• Sending and Receiving

• Unbuffered and Buffered Channels

• Directional Channels

• Multiplexing with select

• Timers and Tickers

Section 7 - Packages and Testing

• Packages and Workspaces

• Exporting Package Names

• Import Paths and Named Imports

• Package Initializations

• Blank Imports

• Unit Testing with Test Functions

• Table Tests and Random Tests

• Benchmarking

Section 8 - Working with Go

• Files and Directories

• Reading Directories

• Reading Files

• Writing Files

• Copying Files

• Error Strategies

• Panic and Recover

• Package Error Handling

• Regular Expressions

Appendix - Go Tools