Go getting started

• install & configure

  • 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
      

• packages/extension

  • 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