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About the Course

Learn the basics of Go, an open source programming language originally developed by a team at Google and enhanced by many contributors from the open source community. This course is designed for individuals with previous programming experience using such languages as C, Python, or Java, and covers the fundamental elements of Go. Topics include data types, protocols, formats, and writing code that incorporates RFCs and JSON. Most importantly, you’ll have a chance to practice writing Go programs and receive feedback from your peers. Upon completing this course, you'll be able to implement simple Go programs, which will prepare you for subsequent study at a more advanced level....

Top reviews

JP

Apr 4, 2020

Great intro. If you already know the basics, you probably don't need this course though. Not much of a deep dive, more of a "skim the surface" type course. Week 4 on IO was the most beneficial for me.

AN

Oct 23, 2020

Very detailed, nice introduction to golang's basic concepts. Might need to google to find better ways to handle some requirements of the assignments, but overall a cool programming language to learn.

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By Jair E P G

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Mar 17, 2022

Excellent course to understand a little more about golang, I recommend having basic knowledge of web development to understand a little more the concepts mentioned in this course.

By Kyle B

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Jan 19, 2019

Amazing how much of a difference good teaching makes. The content is really well explained and easy to follow. I understand not only Go but all software languages much better now.

By Devon E

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Nov 8, 2019

Excellent course - well explained, and the exercises complement the lessons really well, requiring you to do some of your own research to build on what you've been taught. Great.

By Ravi V

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Jul 8, 2020

Assignments are challenging !!! Enjoyed it !!! Would definitely like more in-depth introduction on the documentation in Go Lang and also more clear directions on the assignments

By Emilio C

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Oct 10, 2019

An excellent introduction to the world of Go. The professor is very good to explain, the videos are concise and go straight to the point to allow you to get down to work in Go.

By Gourav S

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Jun 27, 2020

It's an excellent course to start with Go Programming language. I had experience in C and Python before. The professor was excellent. The basics are now entirely clear for me.

By Rene S

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Oct 17, 2023

Muy buen curo facilita muy buenas bases de entendimiento y comprensión inicial para el dominio del lenguaje Go, permite crear de manera intuitiva y guiada todo lo necesario

By millipedes

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Jun 1, 2020

Very well written, exercises are well thought out. Definitely worth taking if you want to get into go programming language and have a little computer science background.

By Saifuddin M

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Oct 31, 2021

This is a pretty good introduction to all the go language constructs and the assigments are useful and well though out that help solidy the knowledge that was learnt

By Jean-Baptiste M

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May 17, 2020

A good introduction to Go in a general way. I recommend this course if you would like to learn a new language but not if you don't know any other programming language

By Justin E

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Oct 19, 2019

Was easy to follow and I like that it assumes you had some programming already. I would like to see maybe more detail on why GO does slices with length and capacity.

By Samuel O

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Feb 13, 2021

This is my very first completed course on Coursera. This was possible because the instructor was great. I recommend this for anyone looking to become familar with Go

By Neetish P

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Sep 18, 2018

I have done other courses on Golang from the internet. However, I was looking for a course with assignments and quizzes and this one was quite useful in that respect

By Gautam B

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Jun 11, 2020

Great Course. Goes over the fundamentals of Go and was easy for me to transition into coming from a Python background. I enjoyed Professor Harris's teaching style.

By Frank C

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Jul 30, 2019

Great intermediate course that doesn't start at "Hello, World!" Exercises were on point, made me do a little research and got me thinking how to find the answers.

By Lavanya T S

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Jul 28, 2021

I have learnt C, C++, Java, Python, Node JS. But this one was a refresher and is a great place to start. The professor beautifully explains even the very basics.

By Ekene E

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Nov 21, 2020

This course is very foundational and well explained. It will take you through all you need to understand about Golang. I am really impressed with the Instructor.

By Jeremiah C

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Jul 3, 2022

Excellent overview of basic Go structures. I am completely new to Go and found the material easily understandable, and the exercises appropriately challenging.

By Sujith S

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Oct 13, 2019

This was my first coursera course. I always wanted to experience online way of learning. I am really happy that I did this. Thanks a lot for providing this.

By Eddie T

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Nov 11, 2018

A very good course for students who had previous coding experience so that people can get familiar with go quickly. The homeworks are also well organized.

By Marleni P

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Feb 28, 2022

This course was great! It gave the confindence that even I'm an old engineer, I can learn new tools and keep working in my passion which is programming

By Jorge H

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Mar 18, 2024

Good explanations. Must know other modern languages. Assignments makes you search for more details in order to achieve it which is a very good thing

By Oussama M

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Oct 14, 2019

A very good introduction of the course, the teacher is very clear, there is some type mistake like on the struct declaration but everything is good!

By Ilya R

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Feb 3, 2022

A good course for a general understanding of the possibilities of the language. The teacher is the most comfortable and pleasant person. Thank you)

By Vadim T

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Oct 25, 2021

Well-balanced, gentle and consistent course, with tests that are enjoyable to do and practice the knowledge gained. I definitely recommend it.