I’ll be 60 later this year (that’s the plan, anyway  ) and started to program as an undergrad back in the late 70s (Fortran, using punch cards).
Over the years I’ve dabbled in a bunch of different languages - Sinclair Basic, Visual Basic, C++, C#, Python, Java, ActionScript - very much as a hobbyist, usually trying to write simple games.
I recently got interested in GO for its potential as a backend language for web development (again very much as a hobbyist). As you must know, most of the GO books out there at the moment kind of assume that the reader is already an experienced, possibly professional, C/C++/Java programmer. Not only are many of those books inaccessible but they contain a distinct lack of exercises. (Same is true of many of the current video courses.)
Your book is a very welcome breath of fresh air. Only had it a couple of days but already managed to work my way through the first 4 chapters. Having a ton of fun AND, most importantly, feeling that I’m finally getting some traction with this language. Very much looking forward to the rest of it. If the first 4 chapters are any guide, you’ve done a great job. Many Thanks and Good Luck with the final product. It deserves a very wide audience.
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