oxygent02/learning-golang

Notes for learning go lang

Basic

Package

Essential Command

initialize package

go mod init <base-package-name>

download all dependency

go mod download

ensure that all imports are satisfied

go mod tidy

additional notes

1. Blank identifier ( _ ) can be used to force unused import
2. Access Modifier depends on first letter of name at each functions or variables

• Capital letter means can be accessed from outside package (like public)
• Small letter means can only be accessed from same package (like private)

3. Setting GOPATH

• at linux/macos config it at .bashrc or .zshrc

export GOPATH="/Users/Username/folder-for-golang-dev"