GO Programming in easy steps: Learn coding with Google's Go language

by Mike McGrath

GO Programming in easy steps has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin coding computer programs with Google’s Go programming language. The code in the listed steps within the book is color-coded making it easier for beginners to grasp. You need have no previous knowledge of any computer programming language so it's ideal for the newcomer. GO Programming in easy steps instructs you how to write code to create your own computer programs. It contains separate chapters demonstrating how to store information in data structures, how to control program flow using control structures, and how to create re-usable blocks of code in program functions. There are complete step-by-step example programs that demonstrate each aspect of coding, together with screenshots that illustrate the actual output when each program is executed. GO Programming in easy steps begins by explaining how to easily create a programming environment on your own computer, so you can quickly begin to create your own working programs by copying the book's examples. After demonstrating the essential building blocks of computer programming it describes how to use data abstraction for object-oriented programming and demonstrates how to code goroutines and channels for concurrency in your programs.

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 26, 2021

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[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fair, but could be better.
The author needs to spend more time on describing the statement syntax as used in the book and online.
The author (and GO online helps, his and others) needs to be more careful of names used. They often use ambiguous names that are not clear whether they are a variable, an object, a command, etc. Experienced GO coders are probably fine with this, but it's difficult for new GO coders.