CGO Basics
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What is CGO Basics?
CGO allows Go programs to call C code and vice versa using special comments. Enables C library integration but disables cross-compilation, reduces performance, and complicates deployment. Useful for legacy integration but pure Go is preferred.
Free resources to learn CGO Basics
- Official docsCGO
- ArticleUnderstand How to use C libraries in Go with CGO
- ArticleCalling C Functions from Go: A Quick Guide
More in stage 36: Realtime Communication
- Realtime Communication
- Melody
- Centrifugo
- go vet
- goimports
- go generate
- Build Tags
- go run
- go build
- go install
- go fmt
- go mod
- go test
- go clean
- go doc
- go version
- revive
- staticcheck
- golangci-lint
- pprof
- trace
- Race Detector
- govulncheck
- Building Executables
- Cross-compilation
- Memory Mgmt. in Depth
- Escape Analysis
- Reflection
- Unsafe Package
- Build Constraints & Tags
- Compiler & Linker Flags
- Plugins & Dynamic Loading
CGO Basics: common questions
Can I learn CGO Basics in Hindi?
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Is this CGO Basics tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 170 of 172 in the free Go roadmap, in stage 36, Realtime Communication. If you are new to Go, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.