The Go Programming Language

Go (Golang) is a compiled, statically typed language created at Google. It is valued for its simple syntax, fast compilation, built-in garbage collector and a convenient concurrency model.

Hello, World

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, world!")
}

Concurrency in Go

The core idea of Go: "Do not communicate by sharing memory; instead, share memory by communicating."

• Goroutines — lightweight threads of execution.
• Channels — safe data passing between goroutines.
• The sync package — WaitGroup, Mutex, Once and other primitives.

Useful links

• go.dev — the official website
• A Tour of Go — an interactive tutorial
• Effective Go