# Learn Go with Tests by Chris James

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Learn Go with Tests by Chris James and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a first introduction to Go, teaching the language through writing tests, and some found it enjoyable to work through. No criticisms were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- First introduction to Go (1 comments): "Learn go with tests were my first introduction to the language. Still recommend to this day." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913744))
- Enjoyable to work through (1 comments): "I really really enjoyed Learn Go with Tests" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46186919))
- Beginner-friendly, teaches through testing (1 comments): "a course called "Learn Go through testing" that looks intriguing and also for beginners" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46420353))

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- [Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crafting-interpreters.md): 60 recommend
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- [The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pragmatic-programmer.md): 28 recommend
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- [Mastering Emacs by Mickey Petersen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mastering-emacs.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Learn+Go+with+Tests&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Learn Go with Tests by Chris James", https://hackerapproved.com/p/learn-go-with-tests/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).