Concurrency in Go

Concurrency in Go

This course is part of Programming with Google Go Specialization

Instructor: Ian Harris

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course introduces the concept of concurrency in Go. The first module sets the stage by reviewing the physical factors that can restrict microprocessor performance increases in the future.

What's included

2 videos5 readings1 assignment1 peer review

2 videosTotal 40 minutes

M1.1.1-3v325 minutesPreview module
M1.2.1-1v314 minutes

5 readingsTotal 10 minutes

M1.1.1 - Parallel Execution2 minutes
M1.1.2 - Von Neumann Bottleneck2 minutes
M1.1.3 - Power Wall2 minutes
M1.2.1 - Concurrent vs Parallel2 minutes
M1.2.2 - Hiding Latency2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 14 minutes

Module 1 Quiz14 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Module 1 Activity60 minutes

This module looks at basic concurrency concepts and race conditions in preparation for a discussion of threads coming up in the next module.

What's included

2 videos5 readings1 assignment1 peer review

2 videosTotal 35 minutes

M2.1.1-3v320 minutesPreview module
M2.2.1-2v315 minutes

5 readingsTotal 10 minutes

M2.1.1- Processes2 minutes
M2.1.2 - Scheduling2 minutes
M2.1.3 - Threads and Goroutines2 minutes
M2.2.1 - Interleavings2 minutes
M2.2.2 - Race Conditions2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 14 minutes

Module 2 Quiz14 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Module 2 Activity60 minutes

In this module, you’ll work with threaded goroutines and explore the benefits of synchronization. The week’s assignment has you using a threaded approach to create a program that sorts integers via four separate sub-arrays, then merging the arrays into a single array.

What's included

3 videos7 readings1 assignment1 peer review

3 videosTotal 52 minutes

M3.1.1-2v311 minutesPreview module
M3.2.1-2v316 minutes
M3.3.1-3v323 minutes

7 readingsTotal 14 minutes

M3.1.1 - Goroutines2 minutes
M3.1.2 - Exiting Goroutines2 minutes
M3.2.1 - Basic Synchronization2 minutes
M3.2.2 - Wait Groups2 minutes
M3.3.1 - Communication2 minutes
M3.3.2 - Blocking on Channels2 minutes
M3.3.3 - Buffered Channels2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 14 minutes

Module 3 Quiz14 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Module 3 Activity60 minutes

This last module ties together the various features – including threads, concurrency, and synchronization – covered in this course. The week’s programming assignment requires you to use concurrent algorithms in the implementation of the “dining philosopher’s problem and then address the ensuing synchronization issues.