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Golang for Beginners

Learn Go from zero — setup, variables and types, control flow, loops, slices, maps, structs, interfaces, error handling, goroutines, channels and modules. 34-episode beginner series.

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Introduction to Go (Golang Setup & First Program). - Go Tutorial for Beginners #1

Introduction to Go (Golang Setup & First Program). - Go Tutorial for Beginners #1

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Variables & Data Types (var, :=, const, Zero Values) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #2 -

Variables & Data Types (var, :=, const, Zero Values) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #2 -

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Strings & Formatting (Printf, strings Package, Slicing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #3

Strings & Formatting (Printf, strings Package, Slicing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #3

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Numbers & Math (Integers, Floats, Math Package) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #4

Numbers & Math (Integers, Floats, Math Package) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #4

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User Input (fmt.Scan, bufio, os.Args, strconv) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #5

User Input (fmt.Scan, bufio, os.Args, strconv) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #5

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Control Flow: if/else (Conditionals & Logical Operators) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #6

Control Flow: if/else (Conditionals & Logical Operators) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #6

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Control Flow: switch (Multi-Way Branching & Type Switch) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #7

Control Flow: switch (Multi-Way Branching & Type Switch) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #7

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Loops: for (Range, Break, Continue & Labels) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #8

Loops: for (Range, Break, Continue & Labels) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #8

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Arrays & Slices (Append, Make, Copy & Slicing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #9

Arrays & Slices (Append, Make, Copy & Slicing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #9

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Maps (Key-Value Storage, Comma-Ok Idiom & Iteration) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #10

Maps (Key-Value Storage, Comma-Ok Idiom & Iteration) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #10

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Functions (Parameters, Returns & Separate Files) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #11

Functions (Parameters, Returns & Separate Files) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #11

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Variadic Functions (Variable Arguments & Spread Operator) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #12

Variadic Functions (Variable Arguments & Spread Operator) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #12

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Anonymous Functions & Closures (Factory Pattern) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #13

Anonymous Functions & Closures (Factory Pattern) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #13

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Pointers (Memory Addresses & Dereferencing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #14

Pointers (Memory Addresses & Dereferencing) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #14

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Structs (Custom Data Types & Nested Structs) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #15

Structs (Custom Data Types & Nested Structs) - Go Tutorial for Beginners #15

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Methods, Value vs Pointer Receivers Explained | Learn Golang #16

Methods, Value vs Pointer Receivers Explained | Learn Golang #16

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Interfaces Tutorial - Polymorphism & Type Assertions | Learn Golang #17

Interfaces Tutorial - Polymorphism & Type Assertions | Learn Golang #17

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Embedding - Composition Over Inheritance | Learn Golang #18

Embedding - Composition Over Inheritance | Learn Golang #18

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Error Handling: errors.New, Wrapping & Custom Types | Go Tutorial #19

Error Handling: errors.New, Wrapping & Custom Types | Go Tutorial #19

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Defer, Panic & Recover - Error Handling Patterns - Go Tutorial #20:

Defer, Panic & Recover - Error Handling Patterns - Go Tutorial #20:

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Packages & Modules Explained | Go Tutorial #21

Packages & Modules Explained | Go Tutorial #21

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File I/O Tutorial - Read, Write, Scanner & Append | Go Tutorial #22

File I/O Tutorial - Read, Write, Scanner & Append | Go Tutorial #22

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JSON Tutorial - Marshal, Unmarshal, Struct Tags & Nested Data | Go Tutorial #23

JSON Tutorial - Marshal, Unmarshal, Struct Tags & Nested Data | Go Tutorial #23

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Concurrent Programming with Goroutines - Go Tutorial for Beginners #24

Concurrent Programming with Goroutines - Go Tutorial for Beginners #24

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Goroutine Communication with Channels - Go Tutorial for Beginners #25 -

Goroutine Communication with Channels - Go Tutorial for Beginners #25 -

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Non-Blocking Channel Operations - Go Tutorial for Beginners #26

Non-Blocking Channel Operations - Go Tutorial for Beginners #26

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Thread-Safe Programming with sync - Go Tutorial for Beginners #27

Thread-Safe Programming with sync - Go Tutorial for Beginners #27

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Context Package: Cancellation, Timeouts & Deadlines | Go Tutorial #28

Context Package: Cancellation, Timeouts & Deadlines | Go Tutorial #28

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Table Tests, Subtests & Helpers | Go Tutorial #29

Table Tests, Subtests & Helpers | Go Tutorial #29

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Benchmarks & Profiling: Measure Performance with pprof | Go Tutorial #30

Benchmarks & Profiling: Measure Performance with pprof | Go Tutorial #30

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REST API Calls Without External Libraries: Go net/http Tutorialn #31

REST API Calls Without External Libraries: Go net/http Tutorialn #31

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Go net/http Server: Handlers, Routing & Middleware | Tutorial #32

Go net/http Server: Handlers, Routing & Middleware | Tutorial #32

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SQLite: CRUD, Migrations & Prepared Statements | Go Tutorial #33

SQLite: CRUD, Migrations & Prepared Statements | Go Tutorial #33

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GORM in Golang: Structs to Database Tables Made Easy | Go Tutorial #34

GORM in Golang: Structs to Database Tables Made Easy | Go Tutorial #34

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