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Srinivasulu Paranduru
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Introduction to GO Programming

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Go Software
  3. Enable dependency tracking for your code

Introduction :

  • Go is an open-source programming language developed by Google
  • It was designed at Google in 2007 by Robert Griesemer,and Ken Thompson, and publicly announced in November 2009.
  • It is syntactically similar to C, but also has garbage collection, structural typing
  • It is often referred to as Golang to avoid ambiguity and because of its former domain name, golang.org, but its proper name is Go
  • the gopher : The Go gopher was created by renowned illustrator Renee French. It has become a beloved mascot for the Go brand. The Gopher is a reminder of the approachability and fun that comes with the Go brand and language.

Go Software

  • Go to the go website and then click on the download button

  • Go can be installed in multiple Operating systems and information given below

  • Its a straight forward installation, just keep click next to complete the installation.

Enable dependency tracking for your code

  • Try the below command in the software folder go mod init example/hello

go: creating new go.mod: module example/hello

  • Create a file hello.go file 
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}
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  • Run your code to see the greeting.

go run .

Hello, World!

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