Golang installation tutorial in Win8 system

Golang is an efficient programming language developed by Google and is widely used in network programming, cloud services, distributed systems and other fields. Installing Golang in the Windows 8 operating system is not only simple and fast, but also provides powerful support for your future development work. This article will introduce you in detail how to install Golang in Windows 8 system and provide specific code examples.

Step 1: Download the Golang installation file

First, you need to visit the Golang official website https://golang.org/. On the homepage you will see a big "Download Go" button , click to enter the download page. On the download page, select the Golang installation package suitable for Windows 8 system, which is usually an .exe executable file. After clicking Download is complete, double-click the installation package to install.

Step 2: Configure Golang environment variables

After the installation is completed, you need to configure Golang environment variables so that the system can recognize and run Golang programs. In Windows 8 system, right-click "Computer" or "This PC", select "Properties", click "Advanced System Settings", select "Environment Variables" in the pop-up window, find "Path" in the system variables, double-click Edit and add the Golang installation path to it, such as C:Go in. After saving the configuration, open the command line tool and enter the go version command. If the installed Golang version number is displayed, the configuration is successful.

Step 3: Write and run the first Golang program

Now, let us write a simple Golang program and run it. Open a text editor and enter the following code:

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("Hello, Golang in Windows 8!")
}

Save the above code as a file with the suffix .go, such as hello.go. Then switch to the directory where the file is located on the command line and enter the go run hello.go command. If everything goes well, you will see the output as "Hello, Golang in Windows 8!", congratulations. The first Golang program has been successfully run.

Step 4: Install Golang’s expansion package

Golang has a rich set of standard libraries and third-party libraries that can meet various programming needs. Installing third-party libraries is very simple, just enter the go get <package_name></package_name> command on the command line, for example:

go get github.com/gin-gonic/gin

In this way, you can install gin, the HTTP web framework library, and you can use it directly in your own project.

Conclusion

Through the above steps, you have successfully installed Golang in Windows 8 system and successfully run your first Golang program. Golang is a powerful and easy-to-learn programming language that can also be well supported and applied in Windows systems. I hope this article is helpful to you, and you are welcome to continue to learn more about Golang knowledge and applications.

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