Write and test a program in Go

Beginner

Developer

Student

Azure

By using what you've learned about Go, write and test a complete program.

Learning objectives

In this module, you'll practice and learn about:

How testing works in Go.
How to wrap the core logic of a program into a package.
How to expose the core logic through a Web API.
How to write tests for your core logic package (by using test-driven development).
How almost all concepts we've covered so far can work together.

A Go environment ready to create programs. Ideally, you should have installed and configured Go locally and installed Visual Studio Code with the Go extension.
The ability to create and modify .go files.
The ability to run Go programs by using the terminal prompt.
Knowledge of basic data types like string, int, and boolean.
Knowledge of how to write basic data control flows like if and for statements.
Knowledge of how to write functions.
Knowledge of how to create structures and methods.
Knowledge of how to use libraries like net/http.