Install Go version 1.10 from https://golang.org/doc/install for your operating system.
The code files for this chapter can be found at the following GitHub URL: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-with-Golang/tree/master/Chapter01.
Check the installation of Go by running the hello world program at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-with-Golang/tree/master/hello_world:
//main package has examples shown
// in Hands-On Data Structures and algorithms with Go book
package main
// importing fmt package
import (
"fmt"
)
// main method
func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello World")
}
Run the following commands:
go build
./hello_world
The following screenshot displays the output:
Let's take a look at the classification of data structures and structural design patterns in the next...