Learn Go with Tests
Learn Go with Tests by Chris Jamesby Chris James
Shares rank 38 of 115 programming books by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
First introduction to Go
“Learn go with tests were my first introduction to the language. Still recommend to this day.”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “How I use HTMX with Go” Enjoyable to work through
“I really really enjoyed Learn Go with Tests”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Ziglings: Learn the Zig programming language by fixing tiny broken programs” Beginner-friendly, teaches through testing
“a course called "Learn Go through testing" that looks intriguing and also for beginners”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2026?”
Other programming books people recommend
The four most recommended other programming books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting Interpretersby Robert Nystrom | 60 | 4 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin | 31 | 87 | 26% | 9 | — | — |
| The Pragmatic Programmerby Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas | 28 | 1 | 97% | 7 | — | Approved |
| How to Design Programsby Matthias Felleisen and Robert Bruce Findler and Matthew Flatt and Shriram Krishnamurthi | 18 | 2 | 90% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Learn Go with Testsby Chris JamesThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I did the same with Go too”
“Learn go with tests were my first introduction to the language. Still recommend to this day.”
“a course called "Learn Go through testing" that looks intriguing and also for beginners”
“I really really enjoyed Learn Go with Tests”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.