My "Go" to learning resources

William Cheong Weelau — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:26:07 +0000

I'm collecting Golang learning resources from the internet, and compiling in the one place below.

Last updated 2025 May

WHY Golang?

These are some opinions from the Internet, that may convince you/me, to give Golang a try in your next project. Do make your own assessment

LogRocket - why use Go backend in Flutter? - https://blog.logrocket.com/why-use-go-backend-flutter/?ref=dailydev
More Tech Company moving to Golang? - https://www.netguru.com/blog/what-is-golang?ref=dailydev

Lessons & Toolings from Internet

Practical Go Lessons https://www.practical-go-lessons.com/ - added 2025.0519
Golang GitHub:https://github.com/golang/go
Go-Architect: https://github.com/go-architect/go-architect
Go Designs: https://github.com/golang-design
Awesome Go: https://awesome-go.com/
Learn Go: Golang tutorials and updates from Red Hat experts https://developers.redhat.com/topics/go

Packages, Libraries

Live reload for Go https://github.com/air-verse/air
Build Terminal forms and prompts https://github.com/charmbracelet/huh

Suggest Projects for Trying

Learn Go by Building 11 Projects - FreeCodeCamp https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-go-by-building-11-projects/
Go projects https://github.com/dreamsofcode-io/goprojects
1. todo App
2. Calculator API
3. Web Scraper
4. URL Shortener

Concept & Thinking Paradigm

12factor https://12factor.net
How To Organise Go Code https://jarosz.dev/code/organizing-your-golang-code-tips-for-beginners

News Archives

Golang Weekly https://golangweekly.com/ (check for its issues)

Golang in GameDev Scene

RayLib binding for Golang here:
https://www.raylib.com/

Golang to CSharp for Unity?

Observed some discussion on Reddits here: https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/kqg7pl/unitygolang_using_golang_as_a_scripting_engine/
- which an experimental project turning Golang to C# read more on https://go2cs.net

ThreeDotsLabs

https://threedots.tech/post/making-games-in-go/

YouTube Videos

Complete backend Engine Build in Go
Five of Project ideas to learn Go

Sandbox Playground

try out more codes via the sandbox

Go Dev - Playground https://go.dev/play/
Go Sandbox: https://www.go-sandbox.org/

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The Umbrel OS for home-lab, self-hosted tech solutions

William Cheong Weelau — Sun, 11 May 2025 23:52:06 +0000

My discovery of Umbrel, as self-hosted solutions for spare hardware; sparks some curiosity to jot down for future reference.

How to install Umbrel on Raspberry Pi 5 - Guides - Umbrel Community

If you have a Raspberry pi 5 and want to test Umbrel but don’t want to wait for the official release to support RP5, you can install it like this: 1.Install Raspberry pi os lite 64 bit (no desktop) - optional (configure ssh and user/pass via Rasberry pi Imager) SSH to your Raspberry Pi (or just connect it to a monitor and use a keyboard). Install Umbrel via: curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash after it finished installing you will get the IP address. Please note: If you want to install ...

community.umbrel.com

I notice there is Umbrel OS AppStore!
(a curated list of applications)
https://apps.umbrel.com/

Even if I have not started to use Umbrel OS some of the applications listed on the App Store; knowing from the list may help to reinforce and validate my choice of certain applications to be used in the homelab situation.

For example, the home networking, personal VPN, we may use Tailscale. https://tailscale.com/ which is also listed on the Umbrel App Store.

With that information, that's quite helpful for me to further discover many other self-hosted solutions that can be useful for home lab DIY-crafting.

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