This course is part of the Programming with Google Go Specialization

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Programming with Google Go SpecializationUniversity of California, Irvine

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Continue your exploration of the Go programming language as you learn about functions, methods, and interfaces. Topics include the implementation of functions, function types, object-orientation in Go, methods, and class instantiation. As with the first course in this series, you’ll have an opportunity to create your own Go applications so you can practice what you’re learning.

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Ian Harris

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

MODULE 1: FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION

Continue your exploration of the Go programming language as you learn about functions, methods, and interfaces. Topics include the implementation of functions, function types, object-orientation in Go, methods, and class instantiation. As with the first course in this series, you’ll have an opportunity to create your own Go applications so you can practice what you’re learning. The first module introduces the concept of functions and shows you how to use them to manipulate data programmatically. Once again, the treatment of the topic begins at a fairly rudimentary level to ensure everyone is starting from the same point in terms of basic concepts.

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 55 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

M1.1.1 - Why Use Functions?9mM1.1.2 - Function Parameters and Return Values6mM1.1.3 - Call by Value, Reference7mM1.1.4 - Passing Arrays and Slices5mM1.2.1 - Well-Written Functions7mM1.2.2 - Guidelines for Functions11mM1.2.3 - Function Guidelines7m

8 readings

STOP - Read This First!1mM1.1.1 - Why Use Functions?2mM1.1.2 - Function Parameters and Return Values2mM1.1.3 - Call by Value, Reference2mM1.1.4 - Passing Arrays and Slices2mM1.2.1 - Well-Written Functions2mM1.2.2 - Guidelines for Functions2mM1.2.3 - Function Guidelines2m

1 practice exercise

Module 1 Quiz10m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

MODULE 2: FUNCTION TYPES

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 26 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

MODULE 3: OBJECT ORIENTATION IN GO

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 28 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

M3.1.1 - Classes and Encapsulation5mM3.1.2 - Support for Classes (1)7mM3.1.3 - Support for Classes (2)2mM3.2.1 - Encapsulation5mM3.2.2 - Point Receivers4mM3.2.3 - Point Receivers, Referencing, Dereferencing2m

6 readings

M3.1.1 - Classes and Encapsulation2mM3.1.2 - Support for Classes (1)2mM3.1.3 - Support for Classes (2)2mM3.2.1 - Encapsulation2mM3.2.2 - Pointer Receivers2mM3.2.3 - Pointer Receivers, Referencing, Dereferencing2m

1 practice exercise

Module 3 Quiz14m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

MODULE 4: INTERFACES FOR ABSTRACTION

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 40 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM FUNCTIONS, METHODS, AND INTERFACES IN GO

by RSDec 16, 2018

Good flow to this course, but again - I suggest replacing the peer review process with automated test-based grading and fleshing out the assignments a bit more.

by KKJan 22, 2023

Polymorphism in Go is achieved with the help of interfaces.

It's not easy understanding concept and I doubt it's so necessary in the middle of the course.

by RMMar 30, 2020

I've been coding for 7 years now, and I still find the basics explained in this course to be very useful and refreshing. And I really learned a good amount of details about Go.

by LCNov 7, 2018

Course is concise, though going through some advances concepts of functional programming. Presentation is ok. Examples and Final Exercises could be more interesting/challening

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