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+# Hello World
+
+## Run
+`go run hello-world.go`
+
+## Build
+`go build hello-world.go`
+
+## Formatting
+`go fmt hello-world.go`
+
+## Linting
+`go vet hello-world.go`
+
+### Examples
+1. `fmt.Printf("hello world, %s\n")`
+2. `a := 7` (already caught by the compiler)
diff --git a/go/00-hello-world/hello-world.go b/go/00-hello-world/hello-world.go
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+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("hello world")
+}