The go build Tool

The go build tool takes Go source code and compiles it so it can be executed. When creating software, you write code in a human-readable programming language. Then, the code needs to be translated into a machine-readable format to execute. This is done by a compiler that compiles the machine instructions from the source code. To do this with Go code, you would use go build.

Exercise 17.01: Using the go build Tool

In this exercise, you will learn about the go build tool. This will take your Go source code and compile it into a binary. To use it, run the go build tool on the command line, as follows:

go build -o name_of_the_binary_to_create source_file.go

Let's get started:

1. Create a new directory called Exercise17.01 on your GOPATH. Within that directory, create a new file called main.go:
2. Add the following code to the file to create a simple Hello World program:

   package main
   import "fmt"
   func main() {
     fmt.Println(&quot...