Final Exam: Go Foundation for Beginners

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Describe the core aspects of go, why it was developed, and describe the history and future of go
  

  describe the differentiating features of go and how it solves challenges typically encountered by programmers to create simple, reliable, and efficient software
  

  describe and compare the key differences between go and other languages, including python, java, c#, and javascript
  

  list and describe the positives and negatives of using go and how those considerations affect the decision to use go
  

  recognize go program structure and syntax
  

  list and describe the various data types supported in go
  

  declare and initialize variables in go
  

  declare and initialize constants in go
  

  recognize and use operators in go
  

  define and work with arrays
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  recognize how functions and methods are created and used in go
  

  recognize how object orientation can be achieved in go even though it is not strictly an object-oriented language
  

  declare and write functions in go
  

  work with data returned by functions
  

  use parameters to pass data to functions
  

  recognize error types and why error handling is such an important consideration
  

  describe how error handling is implemented in go
  

  use function return values to handle error conditions
  

  recognize how to use the errors package for managing errors
  

  read an entire file into memory using the ioutil package