Learn Go in 3 Hours - Validating Your Environment and Go Playground

This video tutorial guides viewers through setting up a GO environment, creating a project in Visual Studio Code, writing and running a simple GO program, and using the GO Playground for testing and sharing code. It covers validating the environment, creating directories, writing code, and using tools for formatting and running code. The tutorial also introduces the GO Playground for quick testing and sharing of code snippets.

What steps are involved in setting up a GO project in Visual Studio Code?

Describe how to create and run your first GO program.

What features does the GO extension provide in Visual Studio Code?

Explain the significance of the 'go build' command.

What is the purpose of the GO playground and how can it be used?