starting go by example

5-go-by-example/3-variables.go

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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	// var declares 1 or more variables
+	var a = "initial"
+	fmt.Println(a)
+
+	// here are multiple variables declared
+	var b, c int = 1, 2
+	fmt.Println(b, c)
+
+	// go infers the type of initialized variables
+	var d = true
+	fmt.Println(d)
+
+	// Variables declared without a corresponding initialization are zero-valued
+	var e int
+	fmt.Println(e)
+
+	// shorthand for declaring and initializing a variable
+	f := "apple"
+	fmt.Println(f)
+}