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gopl.io
Go2015–2024
adonovan / gopl.io

gopl.io

Example programs from "The Go Programming Language"

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5Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
8.1KGitHub stars
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Example programs from "The Go Programming Language"

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HN mentions by year5 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2015-10-29 16:22:29 UTC to 2024-08-28 19:59:56 UTC.

0122015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20152016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

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To answer your first question with regard to resources and getting into it first; you can start with the Go tour, and then move on to other resources. Absolutely install go and start playing around; maybe try to create a simple server or port one an easy to medium Python project. Have a look at these resources: _ 1. A Tour of Go: https://tour.golang.org/welcome/1 >> A nice step by step introductory guide through the language. _ 2. Go by Example: https://gobyexample.com/ >> A concise collection of fundamental concepts, expressions, and implementations. _ 3. The Go Programming Language: http://www.gopl.io/ >> The text by two authors of the language. You may view as the "KnR" for C but for Go. >> It has end of chapter problems and the solutions are hosted on github: >>> https://github.com/adonovan/gopl.io/ _ 4. Effective Go: https://golang.o
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rg/doc/effective_go.html >> Advice on writing solid Go. _ 5. Official Go Page of Documentation and Other Resources: https://golang.org/doc/ _ 6. The Go Language Specification: https://golang.org/ref/spec
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