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This is slightly OT, but I figured this thread is a good pool of Go people =). What books/resources would you guys recommend for a beginner to learn Go? I'm c

This is slightly OT, but I figured this thread is a good pool of Go people =). What books/resources would you guys recommend for a beginner to learn Go? I'm coming from a (predominantly) Python background. I've seen Mark Summerfield's book (he also wrote the the PyQT book and Programming in Python) on Go, which seems pretty good, and I think I'll take a shot at the official tutorial. Is there anything else you guys would recommend? Also, is it just me, or is the word "go" hard to search for - I know there's golang, but I'm always worried I'd miss things, if people just use "go" when they write.

enneff 13y ago
http://tour.golang.org/ http://tour.golang.org/ - as you already mentioned. https://gobyexample.com/ https://gobyexample.com/ - a nice resource for beginners. http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/go/ http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/go/ - quite dense but a good overview.
songgao 13y ago
When I got started, I found Effective Go [0] and the Go Blog [1] extremely helpful. Effective Go goes over important properties of the language and Go Blog often go over important issues related to both language and standard libraries. I learnt about slices, interfaces, and json library all from Go Blog. Also I think the best way to learn a language is to use it instead of reading a book. Pick up one of you old projects, and rewrite it in Go. Or pick up a new simple idea and implement in Go. [0] http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html [1] http://blog.golang.org/index http://blog.golang.org/index
mholt 13y ago
I initially had the same concern. "Golang" is a better keyword than you might think. Google is pretty smart to interpolate where it might be missing on certain pages.
axaxs 13y ago
Do the tour, read effective go, then start writing. As you have issues not solved by googling, join/ask golang nuts. Not a more helpful group of people in the tech world, in my opinion.

enneff 13y ago

http://tour.golang.org/ http://tour.golang.org/ - as you already mentioned. https://gobyexample.com/ https://gobyexample.com/ - a nice resource for beginners. http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/go/ http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/go/ - quite dense but a good overview.

songgao 13y ago

When I got started, I found Effective Go [0] and the Go Blog [1] extremely helpful. Effective Go goes over important properties of the language and Go Blog often go over important issues related to both language and standard libraries. I learnt about slices, interfaces, and json library all from Go Blog. Also I think the best way to learn a language is to use it instead of reading a book. Pick up one of you old projects, and rewrite it in Go. Or pick up a new simple idea and implement in Go. [0] http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html [1] http://blog.golang.org/index http://blog.golang.org/index

mholt 13y ago

I initially had the same concern. "Golang" is a better keyword than you might think. Google is pretty smart to interpolate where it might be missing on certain pages.

axaxs 13y ago

Do the tour, read effective go, then start writing. As you have issues not solved by googling, join/ask golang nuts. Not a more helpful group of people in the tech world, in my opinion.