Go Under the Hood · Part 1
From Go Source to Running Program
Follow Go code from modules and packages through compilation, linking, and runtime startup, with a runnable experiment showing what happens before main.
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Go Under the Hood
An ordered path through go, designed so each part is useful independently and builds on the previous one.
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- Part 2 Go Under the Hood · Part 2
Values, Pointers, and Copies in Go
Understand Go's pass-by-value semantics, pointer aliasing, shallow copies, and ownership through runnable examples that reveal which mutations reach callers.
- Part 3 Go Under the Hood · Part 3
Arrays and Slices Under the Hood in Go
Explore Go arrays and slices through runnable examples of backing arrays, length, capacity, append, copying, and the mutations that shared storage makes possible.