Stuttgart Gophers

We’ll be using Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects by Aliénor Latour, Donia Chaiehloudj, and Pascal Bertrand, available from Manning:
manning.com/books/learn-go-with-pocket-sized-projects

The book is well suited both for developers coming from other languages and for people with little or no prior programming experience.
What we’ll cover (from the book)

"The session starts by turning the classic “Hello, world” into a small, testable Go program. We’ll create a module, write a minimal main, and explore core Go concepts such as packages, imports, exported vs. unexported identifiers, naming conventions, and formatting.
From there, we’ll introduce testing as a first-class practice. We’ll verify standard output using Example functions, refactor logic into testable functions, and write unit tests using the testing package with idiomatic patterns like “want/got” assertions and table-driven tests.
We’ll then evolve the program into a simple CLI: adding language support, using maps for lookups, handling unsupported inputs, and parsing flags with Go’s flag package. By the end, you’ll have a small but well-structured Go application with deterministic tests and a foundation that’s easy to extend."

Gophers and Gopher-curious folks alike are welcome.
Please bring your laptop. Getting hands-on is the best way to have fun and really get a feel for a new programming language.