Golang for Beginners Practice Exam
Golang for Beginners Practice Exam
About Golang for Beginners Exam
Golang (or Go) is a modern programming language developed by Google, known for its speed, efficiency, and simplicity. Many top companies use Go to build large-scale applications, including cloud services, microservices, and backend systems. Learning Golang helps developers write powerful, scalable, and high-performance programs with minimal complexity. In this course, you will build three hands-on projects using Go, giving you practical experience and confidence to create your own applications.
Skills Required
- Basic understanding of Go programming
- Familiarity with Go setup and environment
- Interest in building practical projects
- No advanced programming experience needed
Knowledge Area
This course covers:
- Fundamentals of Go, including structs, slices, and functions
- Working with XML data and Google Trends API
- Understanding concurrency and parallelism in Go
- Practical implementation of Golang features in real-world projects
- Building a portfolio with complete Go-based applications
Who should take This Course?
This course is perfect for:
- Beginners who have completed the basic "Tour of Golang" and want to build real-world projects
- Developers with experience in other languages who want to switch to Golang
- Anyone looking to improve their Go skills by working on practical applications
Course outline
The Golang for Beginners Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1. Introduction to the Course
- Overview of the course content
- Introduction to the instructor
- How to connect with the author
- Tips on learning Go faster and becoming a better developer
- A breakdown of the projects that will be built
- Important notes before starting
Domain 2. First Project – Nutrition Calculator
- Overview of concepts that will be used in this project
- Understanding the purpose and goals of the project
- Explanation of different score types used in nutrition tracking
- Introduction to units used in nutritional data
- Breakdown of nutritional components and their impact
- Planning the structure of the project
- Setting up the project environment
- Writing the main code file for the project
- Defining the structure for nutritional scores and data types
- Creating a function to calculate the nutritional score
- Implementing methods to retrieve different points
- Writing functions for calculating energy and sodium values
- Implementing a scoring system for different components
- Using slices to store and manage steps and points
- Creating a function to get points within a specified range
- Implementing calculations for energy, sugar, and other nutritional values
- Adding scoring for saturated fats, sodium, protein, and fiber
- Assigning points for fruit consumption
- Handling special cases like cheese and beverages
- Determining the final nutritional grade
- Quick review of the concepts covered
- Running and testing the program
Domain 3. Second Project – Google Trends Data Analysis
- Overview of the Google Trends project and its objectives
- Important notes to consider before starting
- Understanding XML data format and how it is used in the project
- Learning Go concepts that will be applied in this project
- Visualizing the project plan for better understanding
- Setting up the development environment for the project
- Structuring the project for better organization
- Defining data structures for storing items and news details
- Using visuals to understand how structs work in Go
- Defining data models for RSS feeds and channels
- Assigning correct data types to struct variables
- Fixing issues related to struct definitions and formatting
- Understanding how to process and work with XML files
- Defining XML data structures for proper handling
- Writing a function to retrieve Google Trends data
- Reading the Google Trends XML file and extracting information
- Visual explanation of the unmarshalling process
- Implementing the Unmarshal function to process XML data
- Displaying the extracted trends in a readable format
- Testing and debugging the project
- Exploring real-world applications and potential improvements for the project
Domain 4. Third Project – Google Translate Application
- Introduction to the project and what it will achieve
- Laying out the plan for building the Google Translate tool
- Identifying the challenges and how to solve them
- Understanding the difference between concurrency and parallelism
- Implementing sequential processing of tasks
- Learning about parallel execution for faster performance
- Exploring how concurrency works in Go
- Using Go routines for handling multiple tasks at the same time
- Working with channels for communication between routines
- Understanding the impact of using WaitGroups
- Comparing the results with and without WaitGroups
- Writing the main application file
- Developing the Command Line Interface (CLI) for user interaction
- Introducing complexity and refining the structure
- Using a diagram to map out the workflow
- Creating structured queries for translation requests
- Parsing JSON responses for translated content
- Setting up and managing module files for the project
Domain 5. Final Steps and Next Learning Paths
- Running and testing the complete application
- Exploring advanced Go topics for future learning
- Wrapping up the course and next steps
