diff --git a/channel-close.go b/channel-close.go
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index 0000000..86c0448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel-close.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	jobs := make(chan int, 5)
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			j, more := <-jobs
+			if more {
+				fmt.Println("received job", j)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Println("received all jobs")
+				done <- true
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for j := 1; j <= 3; j++ {
+		jobs <- j
+		fmt.Println("sent job", j)
+	}
+	close(jobs)
+	fmt.Println("sent all jobs")
+
+	<-done
+}
diff --git a/channel-directions.go b/channel-directions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7006fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel-directions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func ping(pings chan<- string, msg string) {
+	pings <- msg
+}
+
+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/channel-sync.go b/channel-sync.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7914336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel-sync.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func signal() chan bool {
+	return make(chan bool, 1)
+}
+
+func worker(done chan bool, wkrnum int) {
+	fmt.Println("BEGIN: ", wkrnum)
+	fmt.Println("Wait 5 seconds...", wkrnum)
+	time.Sleep(time.Duration(5 * time.Second))
+	fmt.Printf("%d plus %d equals %d\n", wkrnum, 5, 5+wkrnum)
+	time.Sleep(time.Duration(5000))
+	fmt.Println("END: ", wkrnum)
+
+	done <- true
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+	done1 := signal()
+	go worker(done1, 1)
+	<-done1
+	done2 := signal()
+	go worker(done2, 2)
+	<-done2
+	done3 := signal()
+	go worker(done3, 3)
+	<-done3
+}
diff --git a/channels.go b/channels.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0a9ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func simpleping() {
+	messages := make(chan string)
+	go func() {
+		messages <- "ping"
+	}()
+	msg := <-messages
+	fmt.Println(msg)
+	if msg == "ping" {
+		fmt.Println("pong")
+	}
+}
+
+func snd(msgchan chan string, msgs []string) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(msgs); i++ {
+		msgchan <- msgs[i]
+	}
+}
+
+func rcv(msgchan chan string) string {
+	var sentence []string
+	var msglen int = len(msgchan)
+	for v := range msgchan {
+		fmt.Println(len(sentence), sentence)
+		if len(sentence) == msglen-1 { // when we reach next to last in the array, do the last.
+			sentence = append(sentence, v)
+			break
+		} else {
+			sentence = append(sentence, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(sentence, " ")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	simpleping()
+
+	var words = []string{"buffered", "channel", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six"}
+	msgchan := make(chan string, len(words))
+	snd(msgchan, words)
+	fmt.Println(rcv(msgchan))
+
+}
diff --git a/check-versions b/check-versions
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e91823a
Binary files /dev/null and b/check-versions differ
diff --git a/check-versions.go b/check-versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f30325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func validateos() {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		fmt.Println("Can't Execute this on a windows machine")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func execute(cmdstr string) {
+
+	validateos()
+
+	var cmdargs = strings.Split(cmdstr, " ")      // string arrayified
+	var cmd = cmdargs[0]                          // command
+	cmdargs = append(cmdargs[:0], cmdargs[1:]...) // argument array sans cmd
+	out, err := exec.Command(cmd, cmdargs...).CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+	output := string(out[:])
+	fmt.Println(output)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	execute("/usr/sbin/lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN")
+	execute("gcc --version")
+	execute("java -version")
+	execute("python3 --version")
+	execute("php --version")
+
+}
diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52c75da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "errors"
+    "fmt"
+)
+
+func f1(arg int) (int, error) {
+    if arg == 42 {
+
+        return -1, errors.New("can't work with 42")
+
+    }
+
+    return arg + 3, nil
+}
+
+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 {
+
+        return -1, &argError{arg, "can't work with it"}
+    }
+    return arg + 3, nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+
+    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)
+        }
+    }
+
+    _, e := f2(42)
+    if ae, ok := e.(*argError); ok {
+        fmt.Println(ae.arg)
+        fmt.Println(ae.prob)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interfaces.go b/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b25cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+)
+
+// I have changed the names of the types and interface methods because they conflict with
+// the go native library
+
+type geometry interface {
+	areaa() float64
+	perimm() float64
+}
+
+type recta struct {
+	width, height float64
+}
+type circle struct {
+	radius float64
+}
+
+func (r recta) areaa() float64 {
+	return r.width * r.height
+}
+func (r recta) perimm() float64 {
+	return 2*r.width + 2*r.height
+}
+
+func (c circle) areaa() float64 {
+	return math.Pi * c.radius * c.radius
+}
+func (c circle) perimm() float64 {
+	return 2 * math.Pi * c.radius
+}
+
+func measure(g geometry) {
+	fmt.Println(g)
+	fmt.Println(g.areaa())
+	fmt.Println(g.perimm())
+
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := recta{width: 3, height: 4}
+	c := circle{radius: 5}
+	measure(r)
+	measure(c)
+}
diff --git a/non-blocks.go b/non-blocks.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e28808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/non-blocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	messages := make(chan string)
+	signals := make(chan bool)
+
+	select {
+	case msg := <-messages:
+		fmt.Println("received message", msg)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no message received")
+	}
+
+	msg := "hi"
+	select {
+	case messages <- msg:
+		fmt.Println("sent message", msg)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no message sent")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case msg := <-messages:
+		fmt.Println("received message", msg)
+	case sig := <-signals:
+		fmt.Println("received signal", sig)
+	default:
+		fmt.Println("no activity")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/select-switch.go b/select-switch.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba2aeb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/select-switch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	c1 := make(chan string)
+	c2 := make(chan string)
+
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		c1 <- "one"
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		c2 <- "two"
+	}()
+
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		select {
+		case msg1 := <-c1:
+			fmt.Println("received", msg1)
+		case msg2 := <-c2:
+			fmt.Println("received", msg2)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/timeouts.go b/timeouts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..159cc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timeouts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	c1 := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		c1 <- "channel 1 response!"
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case res := <-c1:
+		fmt.Println(res)
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("channel 1 timeout!")
+	}
+
+	c2 := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		c2 <- "channel 2 response!"
+	}()
+	select {
+	case res := <-c2:
+		fmt.Println(res)
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		fmt.Println("timeout 2")
+	}
+}