So Go version 1.18 is dropping soon, so in this video we will look at how we can use Generics in Go. We will learn how to download and use the Go 1.18 Beta binary along side your already installed Go. We will also look at the new keyword "any" that can be used in generics and as an argument type in functions. What do you thing of Generics? Are you looking forward to using them? Or do you not have any real use cases for them? I probably wont use them that much at all.. but the new any keyword will be useful. You can get the latest version of the Go 1.18 beta here: https://golang.org/dl/go1.18beta2 If you wanna support my channel, you can buy me a coffee: ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nerdcademy Coffee make the code go!!! All code found in this video will be at: ? https://github.com/NerdCademyDev/golang ? Let me know if you have any issues! ⚡️ What else would you like me to cover? ? Always Keep Learning! ? Gopher Character artwork from: https://github.com/MariaLetta/free-gophers-pack #nerdcademy #golang #generics ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVCQFV5P7_g

In this video tutorial we will learn the basics of Go functions: what is the signature of a functions, what are parameters, what are arguments, what is the return list, and what is the body of a function. We will then move along and learn how we can pass in a variable number of arguments in a function. Then we will start to get into a bit more advanced topics: covering recursion in go, anonymous functions, and closures! If you wanna support my channel, you can buy me a coffee: ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nerdcademy Coffee make the code go!!! All code found in this video will be at: ? https://github.com/NerdCademyDev/golang ? Let me know if you have any issues! ⚡️ What else would you like me to cover? ? Always Keep Learning! ? Gopher Character artwork from: https://github.com/MariaLetta/free-gophers-pack 00:00 Intro 00:27 Basics 06:45 Recursion 08:27 Anonymous Functions 09:52 Closures #nerdcademy #golang #functions #recursion #closures ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tauAykFZM

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Converting JSON to anything is a pretty common thing to do in any programming language, so in this video we are going to learn how to take JSON from a REST API and convert it into a usable data type in Go: a struct! We will use the encoding/json package found in the standard library. We will consume 2 REST APIs, one will be a very simple one and then we will consume one that has embedded types that you might typically see. Documentation for both APIs can be found here: Cat Facts: https://catfact.ninja/ Random User: https://randomuser.me/ All code found in this video will be at: ? https://github.com/NerdCademyDev/golang ? Let me know if you have any issues! ⚡️ What else would you like me to cover? ? Always Keep Learning!