This two-day intensive hands-on course is designed to provide software engineers with a deeper look at the Go programming language and its idioms. This course delves into the conceptual and practical aspects of coding in Go. Engineers will learn the hows and whys to coding naturally in Go. The course deals with the most important advanced features of Go programing and discusses best practices throughout, including many external references. Day one begins with Go idioms and common Go programming constructs, followed by coverage of testing and test tools and advanced function and method usage. The problem fraught area of package management is dealt with as well, including a variety of industry references and best practices.