Intermediate Guide to Go
This course is tailored for developers with a foundational understanding of Go, aiming to deepen their expertise. We'll explore advanced language features, efficient coding practices, and sophisticated use of the Go language—all within the constraints of a non-networked, command-line environment. By the end of this course, you'll be proficient in building complex, high-performance Go applications that make the most of Go's powerful features.
Total Chapters: 10
Estimated Time: 2 to 4 hours
Course Outline
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Chapter 1: Advanced Code Organization and Packages
Learn how to organize code with multiple files, use init functions, create custom packages, and build command-line utilities.
- Organizing Code with Multiple Files
- Effective Use of init() Functions
- Custom Packages and Libraries
- Building Command-Line Utilities
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Chapter 2: Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms
Implement complex data structures, explore generics, understand concurrency patterns without networking, and learn performance optimization techniques.
- Implementing Complex Data Structures
- Generics and Type Parameters
- Concurrency Patterns Without Networking
- Performance Optimization Techniques
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Chapter 3: File Handling and Serialization
Work with local files, serialize data using JSON and XML, implement configuration files, and build data processing pipelines.
- Working with Local Files
- Data Serialization with JSON and XML
- Implementing Configuration Files
- Building Data Processing Pipelines
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Chapter 4: Advanced Error Handling and Logging
Learn how to create custom error types, implement error handling strategies, use logging effectively, and understand panic and recover patterns.
- Custom Error Types and Handling Strategies
- Logging Techniques
- Debugging Techniques
- Implementing Panic and Recover Patterns
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Chapter 5: Metaprogramming and Reflection
Dive into reflection in Go, build flexible functions, work with struct tags, and explore code generation techniques.
- Introduction to Reflection
- Building Flexible Functions
- Tagging and Metadata
- Code Generation Techniques
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Chapter 6: Implementing Algorithms and Problem Solving
Learn how to implement sorting and searching algorithms, perform numerical computations, process text data, and understand data compression and encoding.
- Sorting and Searching Algorithms
- Numerical Methods and Computation
- Text Processing and Manipulation
- Data Compression and Encoding
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Chapter 7: Advanced Language Features and Best Practices
Deep dive into interfaces, embedding, managing dependencies without modules, and code generation with templates.
- Deep Dive into Interfaces
- Embedding and Composition
- Managing Dependencies Without Modules
- Code Generation and Templates
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Chapter 8: Building Complex Command-Line Applications
Learn advanced argument parsing, interacting with the system environment, generating and processing output, and packaging command-line tools.
- Advanced Argument Parsing
- Interacting with the System Environment
- Generating and Processing Output
- Packaging and Distribution Concepts
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Chapter 9: Testing and Quality Assurance
Learn advanced testing techniques, benchmarking code execution, ensuring code quality, and handling edge cases and input validation using Go's built-in `testing` package.
- Writing Unit Tests with the testing Package
- Benchmarking Code Execution with the testing Package
- Ensuring Code Quality with Tests and Linting
- Handling Edge Cases and Input Validation
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Chapter 10: Project: Building a Comprehensive Application
Apply the knowledge gained throughout the course by planning, implementing, testing, and demonstrating a comprehensive Go application.
- Planning and Designing the Application
- Implementing Core Functionality
- Testing and Refining the Application
- Finalizing and Demonstrating the Application