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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.
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< h2 id = "reference" > Reference Materials< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "pkg" > < a href = "/pkg/" > Package Documentation< / a > < / h3 >
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The built-in documentation for the Go standard library.
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< h3 id = "pkg" > < a href = "/cmd/" > Command Documentation< / a > < / h3 >
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The built-in documentation for the Go tools.
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< h3 id = "spec" > < a href = "go_spec.html" > Language Specification< / a > < / h3 >
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The official Go Language specification.
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< h3 id = "go_mem" > < a href = "go_mem.html" > The Go Memory Model< / a > < / h3 >
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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.
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< h2 id = "tutorials" > Tutorials< / h2 >
< h3 id = "orig_tutorial" > < a href = "go_tutorial.html" > A Tutorial for the Go Programming Language< / a > < / h3 >
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The first tutorial. An introductory text that touches upon several core
concepts: syntax, types, allocation, constants, I/O, sorting, printing,
goroutines, and channels.
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< h3 id = "effective_go" > < a href = "effective_go.html" > Effective Go< / a > < / h3 >
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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.
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< h3 id = "codelab_wiki" > < a href = "codelab/wiki/" > Codelab: Writing Web Applications< / a > < / h3 >
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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.
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< h3 id = "go_for_cpp_programmers" > < a href = "go_for_cpp_programmers.html" > Go for C++ Programmers< / a > < / h3 >
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An introduction to Go for C++ programmers.
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< h3 id = "code" > < a href = "code.html" > How to write Go code< / a > < / h3 >
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How to write a new package and how to test code.
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< h2 id = "tutorials_nonenglish" > Tutorials in languages other than English< / h2 >
< h3 id = "tutorial_de" > < a href = "http://bitloeffel.de/DOC/golang/go_tutorial_20100613_de.html" > Eine Anleitung zum Programmieren in Go< / a > < / h3 >
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A German translation of the Go Tutorial.
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< h2 id = "faqs" > Frequently Asked Questions< / h2 >
< h3 id = "go_faq" > < a href = "go_faq.html" > Go FAQ< / a > < / h3 >
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Answers to common questions about Go.
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< h3 id = "go_lang_faq" > < a href = "go_lang_faq.html" > Language Design FAQ< / a > < / h3 >
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Answers to common questions about the design decisions behind Go.
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< h3 id = "go_programming_faq" > < a href = "go_programming_faq.html" > Programming FAQ< / a > < / h3 >
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Answers to common questions about programming with Go.
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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 >
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How to contribute changes to the Go project.
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< h3 id = "roadmap" > < a href = "devel/roadmap.html" > Roadmap< / a > < / h3 >
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Features and ideas being developed or discussed by the Go team.
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< h3 id = "release" > < a href = "devel/release.html" > Release History< / a > < / h3 >
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A summarization of the changes between tagged releases of Go.
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< h2 id = "videos_talks" > Videos and Talks< / h2 >
< h3 id = "go_programming" > < a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgVhBThJdXc" > Go Programming< / a > < / h3 >
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A presentation delivered by Rob Pike and Russ Cox at Google I/O 2010. It
illustrates how programming in Go differs from other languages through a set of
examples demonstrating features particular to Go. These include concurrency,
embedded types, methods on any type, and program construction using interfaces.
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< h3 id = "techtalk" > < a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnDgT73v8s" > The Go Tech Talk< / a > < / h3 >
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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.
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< h3 id = "gocoding_channel" > < a href = "http://www.youtube.com/gocoding" > gocoding YouTube Channel< / a > < / h3 >
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A YouTube channel that includes screencasts and other Go-related videos:
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< 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 >
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< li > < a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3brH0zOqm0w" > Screencast: Testing Go Packages< / a > - writing unit tests and benchmarking Go packages.< / li >
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< h3 id = "oscon_go" > < a href = "http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010/public/schedule/detail/14760" > Another Go at Language Design< / a > < / h3 >
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A tour, with some background, of the major features of Go, intended for
an audience new to the language. The talk was presented at OSCON 2010.
See the < a href = "http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/45/Another%20Go%20at%20Language%20Design%20Presentation.pdf" > presentation slides< / a > .
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< h3 id = "oscon_go" > < a href = "http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010/public/schedule/detail/15464" > Go Emerging Languages Conference Talk< / a > < / h3 >
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Rob Pike's Emerging Languages Conference presentation delivered in July 2010. See the < a href = "http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/45/Go%20Presentation.pdf" > presentation slides< / a > . Abstract:
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Go’
(such as Erlang) that make concurrency central, yet it has deep roots. The path
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< h3 id = "promo_video" > < a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwoWei-GAPo" > The Go Promo Video< / a > < / h3 >
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A short promotional video featuring Russ Cox demonstrating Go's fast compiler.
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< h2 id = "codewalks" > Codewalks< / h2 >
< h3 id = "codewalk_sharemem" > < a href = "codewalk/sharemem/" > Share Memory By Communicating< / a > < / h3 >
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A demonstration of the practical use of goroutines and channels.
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< h3 id = "codewalk_codewalk" > < a href = "codewalk/codewalk/" > How to write a Codewalk< / a > < / h3 >
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A self-describing Codewalk.
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< h2 id = "blogs" > Blog Posts< / h2 >
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Articles about Go from external blogs.
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< h3 id = "blog_rsc" > < a href = "http://research.swtch.com/search/label/Go" > Go articles at research!rsc< / a > < / h3 >
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Posts labelled 'Go' by Russ Cox, one of the core Go developers.
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< h3 id = "blog_iant" > < a href = "http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/category/programming" > Programming articles at Airs< / a > < / h3 >
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Posts labelled 'Programming' by Ian Lance Taylor, one of the core Go developers.
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