Learning Go
17 September, 2026 – Hilversum, The Netherlands
This hands-on Go training covers the essentials through interfaces, testing, context, concurrency, and generics. Learn by example: see code, run code, ask questions, and get feedback. Includes a practical exercise implementing an email-verified registration flow.
Any questions?
Melchior will gladly help you further with any personal or in-company needs you might have.
Melchior Schimmel
Chief Sales
What will you learn?
You will work through topics including: Basics (A Tour of Go), Interfaces, More on functions, Testing, Context, Concurrency, and Generics. Also covered: HTTP clients and servers; JSON/XML encoding/decoding; Dependency management with Go modules and semantic versioning; Tooling for debugging, static analysis, and dependency analysis; and gRPC fundamentals: Protocol Buffers, request/response, streaming, code generation, and HTTP → gRPC gateway. The approach emphasizes learning by example: see code, run code.
Key takeaways
- Understanding of Go basics (A Tour of Go) and testing fundamentals.
- Using context for cancellation, deadlines, and request-scoped data.
- Concurrency with goroutines, channels, and select.
- Building HTTP clients/servers and encoding/decoding JSON/XML.
- gRPC request/response and streaming patterns; HTTP → gRPC gateway.
- Managing dependencies with Go modules and semantic versioning.
Program
Hands-on approach: learn by example; see code, run code; ask questions; get feedback. Two-day format: Day 1 and the morning of Day 2 cover the core topics; the last half-day is a guided practical exercise using the registration project.
- Startup / Basics (A Tour of Go)
- Language overview and sweet spots
- Functions and defer
- Pointers
- Slices and maps
- Methods and interfaces (intro)
- Approach: learn by example; see code, run code
Who is it for?
This training is perfect for software engineers and developers who want to learn Go. It is suitable for those new to Go and for Go beginners looking to deepen skills in interfaces, testing, context, concurrency, and generics.
Requirements
A laptop.
Go installed on your laptop.
Ability to run the examples and the practical exercise.
Why should I follow this training?
Learn by example
Hands-on learning: see code, run code, ask questions, get feedback
Coverage from basics to gRPC
Agenda spans A Tour of Go, interfaces, functions, testing, context, concurrency, generics, and gRPC
Practical exercises provided
Includes examples and a practical registration-flow exercise with API schema and diagrams, plus ready-to-run commands
What else
should I know?
After registration for this training, you will receive a confirmation email with practical information. A week before the training, we will ask you about any dietary requirements.
See you soon!
Course information
Training will consist of a healthy mix of theory, examples, and exercises.
API schema and diagrams provided to guide the exercise.
You need to bring your own laptop to this training.
Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered.
Meet the trainers
Kubilay Karpat
Kubilay is a software consultant at Xebia, working with teams to design and build backend systems that remain maintainable as they evolve. His work centers on pragmatic architecture, code clarity, and
Abdullah Zaiter
Abdullah is a software consultant at Xebia who has led large-scale platform work scaling e-commerce systems across borders, migrating country-specific applications, and making architectural choices un
