This document provides a comprehensive list of interview questions for Go (Golang) at basic, medium, and advanced levels. It covers essential topics such as memory management, concurrency, interfaces, and best practices for scalable applications. Mastering these questions will prepare candidates for Go-related interviews.
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This document provides a comprehensive list of interview questions for Go (Golang) at basic, medium, and advanced levels. It covers essential topics such as memory management, concurrency, interfaces, and best practices for scalable applications. Mastering these questions will prepare candidates for Go-related interviews.
If you’re preparing for a Go (Golang) interview, here’s a structured list of commonly asked questions across different levels. Master these, and you'll be well-equipped to tackle any Go interview!
𝟭. 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• What is Go, and why is it popular? • How does Go manage memory without a garbage collector? • Explain the difference between var, :=, and const in Go. • What are slices, and how do they differ from arrays? • How do you create and use maps in Go? • What is the purpose of the init() function? • How do defer, panic, and recover work in Go? • Explain the difference between pointers in Go vs other languages. • How does Go handle concurrency with goroutines? • What is the difference between buffered and unbuffered channels?
𝟮. 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• What is the purpose of the context package in Go? • How does Go implement interfaces differently from other languages? • What are struct embedding and composition in Go? • Explain how mutexes and wait groups work in Go. • How do you handle timeouts in Go using context? • What are race conditions, and how do you detect them in Go? • How do you implement worker pools using goroutines? • Explain how dependency injection is done in Go. • How do you write and optimize table-driven tests in Go? • What is the purpose of the sync.Once and sync.Map packages?
𝟯. 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• How does Go achieve high performance compared to other languages? • Explain memory management in Go and how the garbage collector works. • What are Go interfaces, and how do they enable polymorphism? • How does Go handle parallelism v/s concurrency? • How would you design a distributed system using Go? • What is reflection in Go, and when should you use it? • How do you optimize Go applications for high throughput? • Explain how Go's HTTP package handles concurrent requests. • How does Go handle real-time event-driven architectures? • What are the best practices for writing scalable Go applications?