Learn Go [Full Course] | Boot.dev (original) (raw)
Learn how to program in Go (Golang), the popular open-source programming language maintained by Google.
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What will you learn?
Master the fundamentals of the Go programming language in this comprehensive interactive course. Go is one of the most popular languages of 2025, and Go developers are among the highest paid in the world. You'll practice writing performant, idiomatic Go with these hands-on lessons, challenges and quizzes.
Chapter List
1
Variables
Learn the basic syntax for declaring and using variables and why you should use Go in the first place
2
Conditionals
Use if/else statements to control the flow of your program
3
Functions
Learn about how functions behave
4
Structs
Idiomatically model data in Go using structs
5
Interfaces
Master one of Go's most powerful tools: the interface
6
Errors
Learn how Go uniquely handles errors
7
Loops
Practice various algorithms in Go
8
Slices
Learn about Go's take on ordered lists
9
Maps
Go has an answer to Python's sets and dictionaries, we call it a map
10
Pointers
Learn about pointers and their pitfalls
11
Packages and Modules
Learn how go projects are organized on your local machine
12
Channels
Master the #1 reason to use Go: its elegance of concurrent programming
13
Mutexes
Continue learning about concurrency with mutexes
14
Generics
Learn how Go approaches polymorphism with generics: a new feature added in 1.18
15
Enums
Go famously doesn't support proper enums, but we'll go over how Go developers solve the same kinds of problems with the tools they have.
16
Quiz
Learn about go-specific design patterns and fun language facts
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We use AI more than most tech companies - not just to build Boots, but also to assist us in our coding work... and we're still hiring developers!
The demand for technical talent isn't going away. Companies need developers that are AI savvy and can modernize their codebases. The way developers work is changing rapidly, but the demand for developers who can build great software remains high.
We teach software development skills for the modern AI assisted world.
It's completely up to you. The time it will take you to be "job ready" will depend on how much you already know, how often you study, and how long you study for. That said, the backend career path takes many people about 12 months.
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We are a self-paced, gamified online learning platform for back-end web development. You can learn with us for the price of a good gym membership.
You can read all about our methodology here. In a nutshell, we're laser focused on teaching backend-development, which is somewhat of a rarity in online learning. We're also focused on solving what we believe is the hardest problem with online learning: boredom.
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