Learn to Code: Intro to Go with a Google Developer Advocate!
Details
An Introduction to the Go Programming Language!
Invented at Google, Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.
Prerequisites:
- A laptop preferably with some flavor of Unix
- Familiarity with the command line
- An installed editor (Visual Studio Code is recommended. It's free and good. https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- An installation of Git (https://git-scm.com/)
What to Bring:
- Your laptop
- Charge cord
- A desire to learn
Things to Accomplish:
- Install and Setup Go
- Gain a basic understanding of the language and what makes it a compelling choice
- Build a command line guessing game
- Convert the guessing game to a web-based JSON API
Instructor:
Eno Compton is a Developer Advocate at Google, and daily works with his favorite language -- Go! He has a background in classical Chinese and Japanese, but has for the past five years worked as a software engineer building single page apps, mobile clients, and backend systems in half a dozen different languages.
Please Register via Eventbrite here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/galvanize-boulder-learn-to-code-intro-to-go-42618-tickets-44615687723