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Go Foundations

Small language, direct concurrency, fast services.

Learn Go’s straightforward syntax, explicit errors, interfaces and goroutines. Build a small HTTP API with the standard library and learn why simplicity is a feature.

10 lessons 2 hours Certificate included Self-paced

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Reviewed and updated October 2026 · Free to start

What you will learn

By the end, you can do this.

Write small, explicit Go packages
Handle errors as values without hiding them
Design interfaces around behaviour
Build a concurrent, tested HTTP service

Curriculum

10 lessons in 1 module

290 practice drills included for extra repetition

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01Variables and control flowDeclare variables, read zero values, and branch with if, switch and the single for loop. 12 min 02Slices, maps and stringsUse slices and maps for growing data, and understand strings as bytes over runes. 13 min 03Methods and interfacesAttach behaviour with methods and let types satisfy small interfaces implicitly. 14 min 04Testing and benchmarksWrite table tests, run the race detector and measure performance with benchmarks. 13 min 05Context and timeoutsUse context to cancel work, time out HTTP requests and avoid leaking goroutines. 14 min 06Syntax, packages and toolsGo favours a small grammar and one obvious formatting style. 12 min 07Functions and errorsErrors are ordinary values that callers must decide about. 13 min 08Structs and interfacesGo composes with small interfaces and concrete data. 14 min 09Goroutines and channelsConcurrency is cheap in Go, but coordination is still your responsibility. 15 min 10A standard-library HTTP serviceGo’s net/http package is enough for a small, dependable JSON API. 15 min

Certification

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Complete every lesson, then pass a timed assessment to earn the Go Foundations Certificate. Each credential has a unique ID and a QR code that resolves to a live public record.

10 randomized questions
30 minute limit · 80% to pass
3 attempts per enrolment
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Go Foundations

Write small, explicit Go packagesHandle errors as values without hiding themDesign interfaces around behaviour

Go Foundations

By the end, you can do this.

10 lessons in 1 module

Finish the course. Prove the skill.

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