Go getting started (draft)

go download

• # extract
  sudo tar -xvzf go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/
  

export path

• export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
  export GOPATH=$HOME/go
  export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin
  

For Text editors

• gocode - autocompletion for Go in text editors

  • go get -u github.com/nsf/gocode
    

• guru - a tool for answering questions about Go source code (for goclipse/Eclipse)

  • go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru
    

  • For Visual Studio - analysis tools

    • go install -v github.com/ramya-rao-a/go-outline@latest
      go install -v golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest
      go install -v github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
      go install -v honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest
      go install -v github.com/cweill/gotests@latest
      

    • go get -u github.com/uudashr/gopkgs/cmd/gopkgs
      go get -u github.com/ramya-rao-a/go-outline
      go get -u github.com/acroca/go-symbols
      go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru
      go get -u golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename
      go get -u github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv
      go get -u github.com/stamblerre/gocode
      go get -u github.com/rogpeppe/godef
      go get -u github.com/ianthehat/godef
      go get -u github.com/sqs/goreturns
      go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint
      

For Learning go

• tour - A Tour of Go (introduction to the Go programming language, offline)
  • This will place a tour binary in your GOPATH’s bin directory

  • go install golang.org/x/website/tour@latest
    
    # run it
    $HOME/go/bin/tour