The Algorithms - Go
A collection of classic algorithms and data structures written in Go, for learning.TheAlgorithms/Go
- Stars
- 18.2k
- Forks
- 2.8k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Go
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- Type
- Learning resource
What it is
This is a repository of algorithms and data structures implemented in Go, the programming language. It is organized into packages by topic, such as strings, math, caches, ciphers, and checksums, with function-level documentation generated from the code. The project is community-maintained, is licensed under MIT, and is aimed at education.
- Read the Aho-Corasick string search or the LRU and LFU cache implementations to see how they are written in Go
- Browse the math and binary packages for bit-manipulation examples such as counting set bits or checking for powers of two
- Run the Caesar cipher package's encrypt and decrypt functions to see a simple cipher in code
- Use the package listing to find an implementation to study before writing your own
Great for
- Beginners learning Go who want to read working implementations of common algorithms
- Students studying data structures or algorithms who want to compare them against a Go version
- People preparing for coding interviews who want reference code to read
- Contributors who want to add an implementation following the project's guidelines
Not ideal for
- Developers who need a production-ready library, since the README frames the code as educational
- People looking for a single installable tool or app, because this is a set of code packages to read and import
- Readers who need a full tutorial explanation of each algorithm, since the README excerpt lists functions but gives little prose per algorithm
How to get it
- 1
Clone and build from source
You'll need: Go
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Go - 2
Run it
- Clone the repository and open it in your editor
- Open a package folder such as math/binary or cache to read its source files
- Read the function comments and the linked source lines in the README listing
- Run the package's tests if you want to check behavior, after confirming the test command in the repository
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the README's package listing as a table of contents and jump to the source line links
- Read the Contribution Guidelines (CONTRIBUTING.md) before adding code
- Compare implementations with the alternatives listed below to see different approaches
- Check the project's homepage at the-algorithms.com for the language-specific index
Downloads
Strengths
- Covers many topics in one place, including sorting, search, caches, ciphers, and checksums
- Licensed under MIT, so the code can be reused under permissive terms
- Documentation lists each function with a short description and a link to its source line
Trade-offs
- The README excerpt does not describe how to run or test the code, so the setup path is unclear
- Some entries have no description, such as IsArmstrong and Sqrt in the listing
- No release is published, so there is no versioned package to depend on
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go (this) | 18.2k | Learning resource | beginner | 3 months ago | Beginners learning Go who want to read working implementations of common algorithms |
| Python | 226k | Learning resource | beginner | 17 days ago | Students learning algorithms and data structures |
| Java | 66.7k | Learning resource | beginner | 4 days ago | Students learning algorithms and data structures in Java |
| C-Plus-Plus | 34.8k | Learning resource | intermediate | 1 months ago | Students learning algorithms and data structures in C++ |
| javascript-algorithms | 197k | Learning resource | beginner | 3 months ago | Students learning core computer science concepts in JavaScript |
| interviews | 65.5k | Learning resource | beginner | 1.5 years ago | Students preparing for their first software engineering interviews |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.