# mkaz/working-with-go

A set of example golang code to start learning Go

Repository: https://github.com/mkaz/working-with-go
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/working-with-go
Homepage: https://mkaz.blog/working-with-go
License Family: other
Topics: golang
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-02-03T19:45:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4504, "days_push": 2403, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1145, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.492870+00:00)

## What it is
A set of annotated Go code examples and an online tutorial aimed at experienced programmers learning the Go language from another language. Content is maintained as markdown pages and published at mkaz.blog.

## Use cases
- learn go coming from another language
- golang tutorial with code examples
- understand go basics like hello world and building binaries
- quick reference for go syntax
- find alternatives to tour of go and go by example

## When to choose
- you already know programming and want a concise Go introduction
- you prefer example-driven learning with explanations
- you want a free CC-licensed tutorial you can contribute to

## When to avoid
- you are a complete beginner to programming
- you need up-to-date coverage of modern Go features (last release 2020)
- you want an interactive course rather than static examples

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, tutorials, education
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: golang, tutorial, code-examples, learn-to-code

## Member repositories
- mkaz/working-with-go (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.492870+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:34:40.339390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mkaz/working-with-go (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.492870+00:00, sha 6cb10b3fee2e)
  - homepage: https://mkaz.blog/working-with-go (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:03.683055+00:00, sha 46275d372d4c)
  - site_page: https://mkaz.blog/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:03.685973+00:00, sha 66aa6c66fd28)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.