Google Go & Cloud-Native Systems Standard

Go (Golang) Tutorial

Build Concurrent, Scalable Systems Step by Step.

Welcome to the CodeNivo Go tutorial series. Designed for software engineers, backend developers, and systems architects, this course takes you from syntax fundamentals and memory pointers to lightweight goroutines, channels, microservices, database transactions, and production deployment.

Total Lessons75 Topics

Curriculum15 Chapters

PrerequisitesNone (Zero)

Access100% Free

Start Lesson 1: Introduction to Go

Course Curriculum

75 Structured Lessons

Chapter 1

Go Fundamentals

5 Lessons

1Introduction to Go

2Installing Go and Setting Up the Environment

3Your First Go Program

4Go Program Structure and Packages

5Running, Building, and Formatting Go Code

Chapter 2

Variables and Data Types

5 Lessons

6Variables and Constants

7Basic Data Types

8Type Inference and Type Conversion

9Operators and Expressions

10Input and Output with fmt

Chapter 3

Control Flow

5 Lessons

11If, Else If, and Else

12The Switch Statement

14Break, Continue, and Range

15Nested Loops and Practical Problems

Chapter 4

Arrays, Slices, and Maps

5 Lessons

17Slices and Slice Operations

18Understanding Append, Len, and Cap

19Maps and Key-Value Data

20Nested Collections and Practical Problems

Chapter 5

Functions

5 Lessons

21Defining and Calling Functions

22Parameters and Return Values

23Multiple Return Values

24Variadic Functions and Named Results

25Anonymous Functions and Closures

Chapter 6

Pointers and Memory

5 Lessons

26Understanding Pointers

27Pointer Declaration and Dereferencing

28Passing Values vs Pointers

29New, Zero Values, and Memory Basics

30Stack, Heap, and Escape Analysis Fundamentals

Chapter 7

Structs, Methods, and Interfaces

5 Lessons

31Structs and Struct Literals

32Methods and Receivers

33Composition and Embedding

34Interfaces and Implicit Implementation

35Polymorphism and Interface Design

Chapter 8

Error Handling

5 Lessons

36Errors as Values

37Returning and Checking Errors

38Creating Errors with errors and fmt

39Wrapping and Unwrapping Errors

40Defer, Panic, and Recover

Chapter 9

Packages, Modules, and Files

5 Lessons

41Packages and Visibility Rules

42Go Modules and go.mod

43Importing Packages and Managing Dependencies

44File Handling and the os Package

45JSON Encoding and Decoding

Chapter 10

Concurrency

5 Lessons

48Buffered and Unbuffered Channels

49Select, Timeouts, and Cancellation

50Sync, Mutexes, and WaitGroup

Chapter 11

Testing and Debugging

5 Lessons

51Writing Tests with testing

52Table-Driven Tests

53Benchmarks and Profiling Basics

54Debugging and Common Go Errors

55Race Detection and Code Quality Tools

Chapter 12

HTTP and REST APIs

5 Lessons

56HTTP Fundamentals in Go

57Creating Servers with net/http

58Routes, Handlers, and Middleware

59Building JSON REST APIs

60Request Validation and HTTP Errors

Chapter 13

Databases and Backend Development

5 Lessons

61Connecting Go to a Database

62SQL Queries with database/sql

63CRUD Operations and Transactions

64Configuration, Environment Variables, and Logging

65Authentication and API Security Fundamentals

Chapter 14

Production Go

5 Lessons

66Context and Graceful Shutdown

67Project Structure and Clean Architecture

68Dependency Management and Dependency Injection

69Performance, Profiling, and Optimization

70Building and Deploying Go Applications

Chapter 15

Projects and Interview Preparation

5 Lessons

71Project 1: CLI Task Manager

72Project 2: File-Based Notes Manager

73Project 3: Concurrent URL Checker

74Project 4: REST API with Database

75Go Interview Questions and Final Assessment