About A Tour of Go
A Tour of Go is an interactive introduction to the Go programming language, published by the Go team. It lets you read short lessons and run example programs in your browser.
What it does
The tour is split into modules, each with slides and exercises. You can edit the example programs, run them on a remote server and see the output below the code. Buttons let you format code with gofmt and move through the lessons in order.
Key features
- Run Go code directly in the browser
- Edit example programs and run them again
- Format code with gofmt
- Table of contents for jumping between modules
- Previous and next controls for moving through lessons
Who it's for
Programmers who already know another language and want a quick look at Go. Beginners who want to try the language before installing anything on their own computer.
Pricing and good to know
The tour is free to use. Programs run on a remote server, so you need an internet connection to execute code. For a full local setup, you install the Go toolchain on your own machine and follow the official install guide.
Highlights
- Run Go programs in the browser
- Edit and rerun example code
- Format code with gofmt
- Browse lessons from a table of contents
