1.before-we-start.txt

Just some basic info before we start. Use this file for reference at any point in the course.

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Go version
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In this course we're using Go 1.10.

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Go's basic types:
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bool

string

int  int8  int16  int32  int64
uint uint8 uint16 uint32 uint64 uintptr

byte // alias for uint8

rune // alias for int32
     // represents a Unicode code point

float32 float64

complex64 complex128

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Comparable types:
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Most Go's types can be compared using == and != operators, excluding function values, slices and maps.
This information will be useful when discussing map keys, which need to be comparable.

https://golang.org/ref/spec#Comparison_operators

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Go commands
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go build - build project in place
go install - build and install in GOPATH
go get - fetch project to GOPATH
go fmt - format source code
goimports - organize imports, add missing ones, remove unnecessary, order
go vet - examines code and reports suspicious constructs
gometalinter (github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter) - aggregator of linters and static analysis tools
dep (https://github.com/golang/dep)