Leaning Map

1. Basic Environment Setup:

   • Installing Go Language Environment
   • Configuring Workspace (GOPATH, GOROOT)
   • Using Go Command Line Tools
   • Understanding Package Managers (e.g., Go Modules)

2. Language Fundamentals:

   • Basic Data Types (Integers, Floats, Strings, Booleans)
   • Variable Declaration and Initialization
   • Using Constants
   • Control Structures (if, for, switch, select)

3. Complex Data Types:

   • Arrays and Slices: Usage and Differences
   • Working with Maps
   • Defining and Using Structs
   • Basics of Pointers

4. Functions:

   • Defining and Calling Functions
   • Parameter Passing (Value and Reference)
   • Return Values and Named Returns
   • Anonymous Functions and Closures

5. Interfaces and Methods:

   • Declaring Methods and Receivers
   • Defining and Implementing Interfaces
   • Type Assertions and Conversions
   • Using Empty Interfaces and Type Switches

6. Concurrency Programming:

   • Utilizing Goroutines
   • Using Channels (Buffered and Unbuffered)
   • Using Select Statement in Concurrency
   • Working with sync Package (Mutexes, WaitGroups)

7. Error Handling:

   • Working with Error Types
   • Using defer, panic, and recover
   • Custom Error Creation and Handling

8. Package Management:

   • Creating and Importing Packages
   • Managing Project Dependencies
   • Dependency Management with Go Modules

9. Standard Library:

   • String Processing (strings, strconv packages)
   • Handling Dates and Times (time package)
   • File and I/O Operations (os, bufio, io/ioutil packages)
   • Data Encoding (json, xml, gob packages)

10. Testing:

    • Writing Unit Tests (using the testing package)
    • Benchmark Testing
    • Table-Driven Testing

11. Tools and Practices:

    • Version Control with Git
    • Go Code Style and Coding Standards
    • Static Code Analysis Tools (e.g., govet, golint)
    • Performance Analysis (pprof)

12. Project Practice:

    • Building a Simple CLI Application
    • Building a Simple HTTP Server
    • Working with Databases (e.g., using sql or popular NoSQL packages)

13. Advanced Learning Resources:

    • Reading the Go Language Specification
    • Following the Official Go Blog
    • Engaging with Go Community and Forums
    • Reading Go Source Code and Standard Library

14. Continuous Improvement:

    • Building Small Projects Regularly
    • Contributing to Open Source Projects
    • Participating in Code Reviews
    • Learning Advanced Topics (Reflection, Advanced Concurrency Patterns, etc.)