Hello world! How to Start any Go Application

Jul 30, 2015 · 51 words · 1 minute read

#echo #fmt #go #golang #hello world #print

This is a simple first version of any go application – The famous Hello World.

Using the format library and a c-style printf function to output a string to screen.

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package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

func main() {
    fmt.Printf("Hello World")
}

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Author: Edd Turtle

Edd is the Lead Developer at Hoowla, a prop-tech startup, where he spends much of his time working on production-ready Go and PHP code. He loves coding, but also enjoys cycling and camping in his spare time.

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