Go Programming Language
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defer
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``defer`` pushes a function call on to a local stack to be executed when the
enclosing function returns (either normally or due to a panic). The arguments
are evaluated at the time/position of the defer call, not when the defered
function itself is called (this is intuitive). 

The golang documentation gives the examples of closing file handles and
printing HTML footers (defer right after printing the header).

Language Notes
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`complex64` and `complex128` are built-in numeric types. `rune` is also built-in.

Capitalization controls visibility. Everything is visible within a package;
only upper-case things are visible outside the package.

All types have a "zero value" which they are automatically initialized with if
not defined otherwise. These include `false` for boolean, 0 for numerics, empty
string, and `nil` in many cases. This recurses down in to structs, collections,
etc.

TODO: capitalization of struct fields

Learning Resources
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In addition to the excellent dynamic Tour, documentation, and other things
listed on the golang.org front page:

- [Network Programming with Go](http://jan.newmarch.name/go/) (unread)
- [http://go-lang.cat-v.org/]
- [Dr Dobbs tutorial](http://www.drdobbs.com/open-source/go-tutorial-object-orientation-and-gos-s/240005402)

Other Resources
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- [GoCI](http://goci.me) (continuous integration)