Go is an open source programming language that enables the production of simple, efficient, and reliable software at scale.

Edmonton Go is a meetup to collaborate, discuss, and learn Go.

Meetups

April 2014 Meetup

Mocking, generic Go and GopherCon.

Please RSVP at Meetup and/or Google+. Pizza provided. Talks Testing Go Web Applications - HTTP & SQL @MatthiasStone A look at the httptest and sqlmock packages. Generic Map @abramh (video) A lecture on a generic map function in Go. GopherCon @fnichol, @nathany Highlights from the conference. News Go, Martini and Gophercasts with Jeremy Saenz Changelog podcast #117 GopherCon talks GCC 4.9 includes Go 1.2.1 Job board at golangprojects.com (Twitter) More news at Golang Weekly and Newspaper.

March 2014 Meetup

Testing, Delegation & C.

Please RSVP at Meetup and/or Google+. Talks Testing in Go: What You Need to Know @MatthiasStone (code) A walk through Go’s testing package and how it differs from third-party assertion frameworks. Composition & Delegation @nathany (code) Embedding provides a clean way to delegate to member objects. We’ll also discuss Go’s emphasis on composition. Go's Secret C Interface @darkhelmetlive (code) How to write functions in C and call them from Go without requiring cgo.

February 2014 Meetup

Interfaces & Iterators

Please RSVP. Pizza to be provided by Jobber. Talks Duck Hunt: Interfaces @nathany (code) “If it quacks like a duck…” exploring interfaces in Go. This talk builds on last month’s talk on types & methods. If you missed it, you may wish to watch the screencast. Iteration in Go @abramh (video, code & slides) Iterating all the things. News & Events Drone and Docker, Open Source CI Go Style Guide Toward Go 1.

Where

Hosted at Startup Edmonton
Suite 301, 10359 - 104 Street

When

Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm.

How to get there

By transit: From Bay Station walk north on 104th St. to Mercer Warehouse.
By car: Check ParkingPanda for rates on Rogers Place event nights.