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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Getting Started with Go by University of California, Irvine

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    About the Course

    Learn the basics of Go, an open source programming language originally developed by a team at Google and enhanced by many contributors
    from the open source community. This course is designed for individuals with previous programming experience using such languages as C,
    Python, or Java, and covers the fundamental elements of Go. Topics include data types, protocols, formats, and writing code that incorporates
    RFCs and JSON. Most importantly, you’ll have a chance to practice writing Go programs and receive feedback from your peers. Upon
    completing this course, you'll be able to implement simple Go programs, which will prepare you for subsequent study at a more advanced level.
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    Top reviews

    JP

    Apr 5, 2020

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    Great intro. If you already know the basics, you probably don't need this course though. Not much of a deep dive, more of a "skim the surface" type course. Week 4 on IO was the most beneficial for me.

    HS

    Jun 1, 2020

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    some of the best, clearest, easiest to understand explanations I've ever come across. Other computer science instructors should do this course. not for them to learn Go, but to learn how to explain.

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    By millipedes

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    Jun 1, 2020

    Very well written, exercises are well thought out. Definitely worth taking if you want to get into go programming language and have a little computer science background.

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    By Saifuddin M

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    Oct 31, 2021

    This is a pretty good introduction to all the go language constructs and the assigments are useful and well though out that help solidy the knowledge that was learnt

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    By Jean-Baptiste M

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    May 17, 2020

    A good introduction to Go in a general way. I recommend this course if you would like to learn a new language but not if you don't know any other programming language

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    By Justin E

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    Oct 19, 2019

    Was easy to follow and I like that it assumes you had some programming already. I would like to see maybe more detail on why GO does slices with length and capacity.

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    By Amarsh C

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    Jan 15, 2025

    This is a great starting course for learning to program on Go. Prof Ian also covers some key basics of programming in general, which makes the course comprehensive.

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    By Samuel O

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    Feb 14, 2021

    This is my very first completed course on Coursera. This was possible because the instructor was great. I recommend this for anyone looking to become familar with Go

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    By Neetish P

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    Sep 18, 2018

    I have done other courses on Golang from the internet. However, I was looking for a course with assignments and quizzes and this one was quite useful in that respect

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    By Gautam B

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    Jun 11, 2020

    Great Course. Goes over the fundamentals of Go and was easy for me to transition into coming from a Python background. I enjoyed Professor Harris's teaching style.

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    By Frank C

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    Jul 30, 2019

    Great intermediate course that doesn't start at "Hello, World!" Exercises were on point, made me do a little research and got me thinking how to find the answers.

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    By Lavanya T S

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    Jul 28, 2021

    I have learnt C, C++, Java, Python, Node JS. But this one was a refresher and is a great place to start. The professor beautifully explains even the very basics.

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    By Ekene E

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    Nov 21, 2020

    This course is very foundational and well explained. It will take you through all you need to understand about Golang. I am really impressed with the Instructor.

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    By Jeremiah C

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    Jul 3, 2022

    Excellent overview of basic Go structures. I am completely new to Go and found the material easily understandable, and the exercises appropriately challenging.

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    By Sujith S

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    Oct 13, 2019

    This was my first coursera course. I always wanted to experience online way of learning. I am really happy that I did this. Thanks a lot for providing this.

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    By Eddie T

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    Nov 11, 2018

    A very good course for students who had previous coding experience so that people can get familiar with go quickly. The homeworks are also well organized.

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    By Marleni P

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    Feb 28, 2022

    This course was great! It gave the confindence that even I'm an old engineer, I can learn new tools and keep working in my passion which is programming

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    By Alvaro R

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    Mar 20, 2025

    Really solid introduction to Go. Professor Harris does a superb job at breaking down the language to make it easy to follow and get the spirit of it.

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    By Jorge H

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    Mar 18, 2024

    Good explanations. Must know other modern languages. Assignments makes you search for more details in order to achieve it which is a very good thing

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    By Oussama M

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    Oct 14, 2019

    A very good introduction of the course, the teacher is very clear, there is some type mistake like on the struct declaration but everything is good!

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    By Ilya R

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    Feb 3, 2022

    A good course for a general understanding of the possibilities of the language. The teacher is the most comfortable and pleasant person. Thank you)

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    By Vadim T

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    Oct 25, 2021

    Well-balanced, gentle and consistent course, with tests that are enjoyable to do and practice the knowledge gained. I definitely recommend it.

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    By Prageeth W

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    Mar 8, 2020

    great course, minor mistakes in some of the materials overall quite condensed and good for an experienced engineer to quickly grasp basics.

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    By Shahriyar R

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    Feb 22, 2020

    The exercises were interesting/challenging and the explanation was decent. I love the way of explanation of simple but important concepts.

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    By Patrick B

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    Dec 31, 2020

    some material needs updating because the language is evolving but regardless this is great course and the instructor explains very well.

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    By Luis R A S

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    Jul 21, 2020

    Excelent course, need to know some things before hand and the start is rough if you don't know anything about go, but it's a good course

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    By Manjunath D

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    Jul 28, 2020

    It was a wonderful course with just the right amount of topics for anybody who has prior experience and wants to learn a new language

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