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Golang Learning journey

This is my Golang tale—a story of simplicity, creativity, and a community that feels like a digital family.
22 September 2025 by
Harsh Rohilla
I began with the familiar:
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}


No hassle setup, no thousands of dependencies—just install Go, type go run main.go, and it worked. That easy first step was a confidence builder. Next to some languages that take an hour or more to get set up, Go was a breath of fresh air.
Early Struggles

Naturally, it wasn't entirely sunshine.

Error Handling Everywhere
data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("file.txt")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(data))


In other languages, errors tend to hide behind complexity or abstraction. In Go, they're right in your face:

At first, having to write if err != nil everywhere was frustrating. But then I saw—it makes your code honest. You can't just pretend that problems don't exist; you need to handle them.

Strict Compiler

Unused imports? Unused variables? Go won't let them get away. Initially, I was frustrated when the compiler would not run my code just because I had omitted to use a variable. Later, I loved the way it made me keep things tidy.

Finding Beauty in Go
Once I'd struggled past it, I started to appreciate Go's true beauty.

Concurrency That Works
Goroutines were revolutionary:
go func() {
    fmt.Println("Running in a goroutine")
}()

Launching concurrent tasks without wrestling with threads or locks was amazing. Combine that with channels, and suddenly parallelism wasn’t scary anymore:
ch := make(chan string)

go func() {
    ch <- "Hello from goroutine"
}()

msg := <-ch
fmt.Println(msg)

For the first time, writing concurrent code felt fun.

The Standard Library = Goldmine
Need an HTTP server? It’s almost one-liner stuff:
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
)

func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello, Go HTTP!")
}

func main() {
    http.HandleFunc("/", handler)
    http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
}

No heavy frameworks, no messy configs—just practical tools that get the job done.

go fmt = No More Debates

Every time I ran go fmt, my code looked clean and consistent. No arguing over tabs vs spaces. No worrying about code style in pull requests. Go just decided for me—and honestly, it was liberating.

The Go Community

One of the best parts of this journey has been the community. Reading the official Go blog, exploring GitHub projects, and asking questions in forums felt like joining a welcoming digital family.

People in the Go world value clarity over cleverness. Instead of overcomplicating things, the culture encourages writing code that is readable and practical. That mindset has influenced how I approach programming in general.

Where I Stand Today

Now, I see Go as more than just a programming language. It’s a philosophy: simplicity, performance, and clarity.

I’ve built APIs, explored concurrency patterns, and even dipped into writing CLI tools. Of course, I still run into challenges—understanding Go modules deeply, optimizing performance, or figuring out edge cases in channels. But instead of frustration, I now see these as puzzles to solve.

Final Thoughts

My Golang journey has been about growth—both technical and personal. From the excitement of my first “Hello, World!” to building concurrent servers, every step taught me something.

If you’re thinking about learning Go, here’s my advice:

  • Don’t be scared of the simplicity. That’s Go’s strength.

  • Expect frustration—it’s normal. Errors are teachers.

  • Dive into the community—you’ll learn faster and feel supported.

Go may not have the fanciest features, but it gives you something better: a reliable, sharp tool that just works.

“You can check out my Golang projects here: My GitHub Repo 🔗”

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