If you have any problems just let Mason or me know and we will be glad to help you

Install Visual Studio Code

Download the GOAT of free IDEs here

Install Postman

Download Postman

Install git

First check if you have git installed

In your command line run:

git --version

If you see a version show up (something like git version 2.23.0 then go to the next step)

Install Golang (aka Go)

Check if you have Go installed on your machine by running this in your command line:

go

If you see a big ol list of shit pop up then you're good

Otherwise, install Go:

For Mac

For Windows

For Linux

Set your Go path

Now let's set up your Go path. Again, let's check if you have this already by running:

echo $GOPATH

If you see something like:

/Users/sstanton/go

Then you are good

Other wise follow these instructions:

For Mac/Linux

For Windows

Hello World

Let's make sure you didn't fuck up. Follow these instructions:

Build Hello World App

Once you run go run hello.go, then you can stop here.

Install Dependencies

We need one dependency for this demo. Don't worry, we will explain what this does:

In your command line run:

go get -u github.com/gorilla/mux

Don't worry, it's safe. You can trust us...