I’m experimenting with Go recently for some side projects I’m working on, and am really enjoying working with it so far. It has a great standard library, is fast, is built to support great tools, and has a great community. I first learned about it through dotCloud and the Docker project which is built using Go.
Go 1.2 was recently released and now is great time to check out Go if you haven’t already. The cover test coverage tool introduced in 1.2 is worth it alone. It’s awesome to have this kind of support built in and would be nice to see in other languages.
The Go Advent 2013 series of posts from Gopher Academy make it an even better time to learn more about Go. They have a great overview of what’s new in 1.2 and coverage of the really impressive GoConvey web app for running and browsing test results, including the code coverage reporting introduced in 1.2.
Here are some other great resources to help you get started:
- Effective Go – how to write idiomatic Go code
- A Tour of Go – an interactive tour of the Go language
- Learn Go in Y Minutes – a concise summary of Go, written in Go
- Go By Example – a hands on introduction to Go using annotated examples
Finally, some other high profile Go projects are Martini, beego, and Revel – be sure to check them out too!
Go wallpaper image by Christopher Hack, originally shared on Go+.
