Go by Example

Content and build toolchain for Go by Example, a site that teaches Go via annotated example programs.

Overview

The Go by Example site is built by extracting code and comments from source files in examples and rendering them via the templates into a static public directory. The programs implementing this build process are in tools, along with some vendor'd dependencies in vendor.

The built public directory can be served by any static content system. The production site uses S3 and CloudFront, for example.

Building

To build the site you'll need Go and Python installed. Run:

$ go get github.com/russross/blackfriday
$ tools/build
$ open public/index.html

To build continuously in a loop:

$ tools/build-loop

License

This work is copyright Mark McGranaghan and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

The Go Gopher is copyright Renée French and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Translations

Contributor translations of the Go by Example site are available in:

• Chinese by everyx
• Spanish by the Go Mexico community
• Italian by the Golang Italian community

Thanks

Thanks to Jeremy Ashkenas for Docco, which inspired this project.