go by example part 3

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)
+}