diff --git a/5-go-by-example/21-embedding.go b/5-go-by-example/21-embedding.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/21-embedding.go
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+// embedding of structs and interfaces to express a more seamless composition of types
+
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type base struct {
+	num int
+}
+
+func (b base) describe() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("base with num=%v", b.num)
+}
+
+// container embeds a base
+// embedding looks like a field without a name
+type container struct {
+	base
+	str string
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// when creating structs with literals, initialize the embedding explicitly
+	co := container{
+		base: base{
+			num: 1,
+		},
+		str: "some name",
+	}
+
+	// access the base’s fields directly
+	fmt.Printf("co={num: %v, str: %v}\n", co.num, co.str)
+
+	// full path using the embedded type name
+	fmt.Println("also num:", co.base.num)
+
+	// container embeds base
+	// methods of base also become methods of a container
+	fmt.Println("describe:", co.describe())
+
+	type describer interface {
+		describe() string
+	}
+
+	// container implements describer interface because it embeds base
+	var d describer = co
+	fmt.Println("describer:", d.describe())
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/22-errors.go b/5-go-by-example/22-errors.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/22-errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// by convention, errors are the last return value and have type error, a built-in interface
+func f1(arg int) (int, error) {
+	if arg == 42 {
+		// errors.New constructs a basic error value with the given error message
+		return -1, errors.New("can't work with 42")
+	}
+	// a nil value in the error position indicates that there was no error
+	return arg + 3, nil
+}
+
+// it’s possible to use custom types as errors by implementing the Error() method on them
+type argError struct {
+	arg  int
+	prob string
+}
+
+func (e *argError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d - %s", e.arg, e.prob)
+}
+
+func f2(arg int) (int, error) {
+	if arg == 42 {
+		// use &argError syntax to build a new struct
+		return -1, &argError{arg, "can't work with it"}
+	}
+	return arg + 3, nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// loops below test out each of our error-returning functions
+	for _, i := range []int{7, 42} {
+		if r, e := f1(i); e != nil {
+			fmt.Println("f1 failed:", e)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("f1 worked:", r)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, i := range []int{7, 42} {
+		if r, e := f2(i); e != nil {
+			fmt.Println("f2 failed:", e)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("f2 worked:", r)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// programmatically use the data in a custom error
+	_, e := f2(42)
+	if ae, ok := e.(*argError); ok {
+		fmt.Println(ae.arg)
+		fmt.Println(ae.prob)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/23-goroutines.go b/5-go-by-example/23-goroutines.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/23-goroutines.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// A goroutine is a lightweight thread of execution
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func f(from string) {
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		fmt.Println(from, ":", i)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// normal function call f(s), running synchronously
+	f("direct")
+
+	// invoke functions in a goroutine, use go f(s)
+	// this new goroutine will execute concurrently with the calling one
+	go f("goroutine")
+
+	// start a goroutine for an anonymous function call
+	go func(msg string) {
+		fmt.Println(msg)
+	}("going")
+
+	// the two function calls are running asynchronously in separate goroutines now
+	// Wait for them to finish (alternate use WaitGroup)
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	fmt.Println("done")
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/24-channels.go b/5-go-by-example/24-channels.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/24-channels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Channels are the pipes that connect concurrent goroutines
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	// create new channel with make(chan val-type)
+	messages := make(chan string)
+
+	// send a value into a channel, here "ping"
+	go func() { messages <- "ping" }()
+
+	// receives a value from the channel
+	msg := <-messages
+	fmt.Println(msg)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/25-channel-buffering.go b/5-go-by-example/25-channel-buffering.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/25-channel-buffering.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// By default channels are unbuffered, meaning that they will only accept sends (chan <-) if there is a corresponding receive (<- chan) ready to receive the sent value
+// Buffered channels accept a limited number of values without a corresponding receiver for those values
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	// create channel of strings buffering up to 2 values
+	messages := make(chan string, 2)
+
+	// send values into the channel without corresponding concurrent receive
+	messages <- "buffered"
+	messages <- "channel"
+
+	// receive values as usual
+	fmt.Println(<-messages)
+	fmt.Println(<-messages)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/26-channel-synchronization.go b/5-go-by-example/26-channel-synchronization.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/26-channel-synchronization.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// synchronize execution across goroutines
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// the done channel will be used to notify another goroutine that this function’s work is done
+func worker(done chan bool) {
+	fmt.Print("working...")
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	fmt.Println("done")
+	// Send a value to notify "done"
+	done <- true
+}
+
+func main() {
+	// start a worker goroutine, giving it the channel to notify on
+	done := make(chan bool, 1)
+	go worker(done)
+	// block until receive notification from the worker on the channel
+	<-done
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/27-channel-directions.go b/5-go-by-example/27-channel-directions.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/27-channel-directions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// specify if a channel is meant to only send or receive values
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// ping function only accepts a channel for sending values
+func ping(pings chan<- string, msg string) {
+	pings <- msg
+}
+
+// pong function accepts one channel for receives (pings) and a second for sends (pongs)
+func pong(pings <-chan string, pongs chan<- string) {
+	msg := <-pings
+	pongs <- msg
+}
+
+func main() {
+	pings := make(chan string, 1)
+	pongs := make(chan string, 1)
+	ping(pings, "passed message")
+	pong(pings, pongs)
+	fmt.Println(<-pongs)
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/28-select.go b/5-go-by-example/28-select.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/28-select.go
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+// select lets you wait on multiple channel operations
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// select across two channels
+
+	c1 := make(chan string)
+	c2 := make(chan string)
+
+	// each channel will receive a value after some amount of time, to simulate
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		c1 <- "one"
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		c2 <- "two"
+	}()
+
+	// use select to await both of these values simultaneously
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		select {
+		case msg1 := <-c1:
+			fmt.Println("received", msg1)
+		case msg2 := <-c2:
+			fmt.Println("received", msg2)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/29-timeouts.go b/5-go-by-example/29-timeouts.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/5-go-by-example/29-timeouts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// bound execution time
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// returns its result on a channel c1 after 2s
+	// channel is buffered, so the send in the goroutine is nonblocking
+	c1 := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		c1 <- "result 1"
+	}()
+
+	// select implementing a timeout
+	// res awaits the result and <-time
+	// After awaits a value to be sent after the timeout
+	// select proceeds with the first receive that’s ready
+	select {
+	case res := <-c1:
+		fmt.Println(res)
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("timeout 1")
+	}
+
+	// allow a longer timeout of 3s, then the receive from c2 will succeed and print the result
+	c2 := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		c2 <- "result 2"
+	}()
+	select {
+	case res := <-c2:
+		fmt.Println(res)
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("timeout 2")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/5-go-by-example/30-non-blocking-channel-.go b/5-go-by-example/30-non-blocking-channel-.go
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+++ b/5-go-by-example/30-non-blocking-channel-.go
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+// Basic sends and receives on channels are blocking
+// use select with a default clause to implement non-blocking
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	messages := make(chan string)
+	signals := make(chan bool)
+
+	// non-blocking receive
+	// if a value is available on messages then select will take the <-messages case with that value
+	// if not it will immediately take the default case
+	select {
+	case msg := <-messages:
+		fmt.Println("received message", msg)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no message received")
+	}
+
+	// non-blocking send
+	// msg cannot be sent to the messages channel, because the channel has no buffer and there is no receiver
+	// Therefore the default case is selected.
+	msg := "hi"
+	select {
+	case messages <- msg:
+		fmt.Println("sent message", msg)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no message sent")
+	}
+
+	// use multiple cases above the default clause to implement a multi-way non-blocking select
+	// here non-blocking receives on both messages and signals
+	select {
+	case msg := <-messages:
+		fmt.Println("received message", msg)
+	case sig := <-signals:
+		fmt.Println("received signal", sig)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no activity")
+	}
+}