{"id":132,"date":"2021-01-21T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/go\/?p=132"},"modified":"2021-01-21T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T20:11:44","slug":"go-programming-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kindsonthegenius.com\/go\/2021\/01\/21\/go-programming-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"GO Programming – Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go Programming language is a general-purpose language created by Google. According to Wikipedia, it is similar in syntax to C programming language but with better garbage collection, memory management and structural typing. Sometimes it is called Golang<\/em>, but this is a misnomer. The real name is Go<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Why you should learn Go Programming<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Features of Go Programming Language<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Features not include in Go<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Go versus Python<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    1. Why you should learn Go<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    This post was written in 2021 and there is very good reasons to learn Go programming in 2021. Here are some:<\/p>\n

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    • Go programming language is quite easy to learn and master (beginner-friendly)<\/li>\n
    • You can use Go for data analytics programming like Python<\/li>\n
    • Has kind of support for Object Oriented Programming(OOP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n

      2. Features of Go Programming Language<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      Here are some of the feature of the Go Programming language that you should know:<\/p>\n

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      • Go programs produces statically linked native binaries without any external dependencies<\/li>\n
      • programming pattern is similar to dynamically typed languages<\/li>\n
      • Go program are know for simplicity and readability<\/li>\n
      • has inbuilt support for concurrency<\/li>\n
      • compile time is very good compared other languages (compile and runtime efficiency)<\/li>\n
      • supports Interfaces and type embedding<\/li>\n
      • efficient in network programming and multprocessing<\/li>\n
      • Excellent for server-side programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        3. Features not Included<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        • not support for method and operator overloading (unlike C++)<\/li>\n
        • does not support circular dependencies among packages<\/li>\n
        • does not support pointers<\/li>\n
        • does not support generic programming<\/li>\n
        • does not support type inheritance<\/li>\n
        • does not support assertions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          These feature have been intentionally not include in effort to keep the language simples. Besides, you can achieve similar objective using other features provided in Go Programming Language.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          4. Go vs Python<\/strong><\/h4>\n

          This is a question that have arisen among new programmer and I would just address it here. So find below some comparison between Go and Python.<\/p>\n

          Note: some items in the table are not exactly corresponding but you have the idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          SN<\/td>\nGo<\/td>\nPython<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          1<\/td>\nSupport for concurrency<\/td>\nInbuilt Support Object Oriented Programming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          2<\/td>\nNo support for error handling<\/td>\nSharable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          3<\/td>\nFaster than Python<\/td>\nSlower than Go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          4<\/td>\nVery easy to read<\/td>\nVery large community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          5<\/td>\nA compiled language<\/td>\nInterpreted language<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          6<\/td>\nStatically typed language<\/td>\nDynamically typed language<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          7<\/td>\nSuited for server-side and system programming<\/td>\nSuited for data science and analysis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          8<\/td>\nHas garbage collection feature<\/td>\nNo memory management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

           <\/p>\n

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