Learning Go by Building a Text-Based File Manager: Drawing Text Challenges
By
PaulHoule
Not artisan, but a perfectly fine bagel. Hits the spot.
Summary
The author shares their journey of learning the Go programming language by creating a text-based file manager project. They discuss the challenges of drawing text on screen in Go, comparing different approaches and libraries, and reflecting on the learning process through hands-on project development.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledPolyglots say the best way to learn one is by doing something fun with it.
I figured that logic should work for programming languages too - so I picked a fun target project: writing a text-based file manager.
Think old-school Norton Commander or Dos Navigator. My personal favorite is still FAR Manager - it's insanely productive, still actively developed, and honestly...
Drawing Text on Screen - What Could Be Simpler?
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