diff --git a/gobyexample/errors.go b/gobyexample/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbddeb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gobyexample/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+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)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gobyexample/interfaces.go b/gobyexample/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff88e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gobyexample/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+)
+
+type geometry interface {
+	area() float64
+	perim() float64
+}
+
+type rect struct {
+	width, height float64
+}
+type circle struct {
+	radius float64
+}
+
+func (r *rect) area() float64 {
+	return r.width * r.height
+}
+func (r *rect) perim() float64 {
+	return 2*r.width + 2*r.height
+}
+
+func (c *circle) area() float64 {
+	return math.Pi * c.radius * c.radius
+}
+func (c *circle) perim() float64 {
+	return 2 * math.Pi * c.radius
+}
+
+func measure(g geometry) {
+	fmt.Println(g)
+	fmt.Println(g.area())
+	fmt.Println(g.perim())
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := &rect{width:3, height:4}
+	c := &circle{radius: 5}
+
+	measure(r)
+	measure(c)
+}
diff --git a/gobyexample/methods.go b/gobyexample/methods.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..503c795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gobyexample/methods.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type rect struct {
+	width, height int
+}
+
+func (r *rect) area() int {
+	return r.width * r.height
+}
+
+func (r rect) perim() int {
+	return 2*r.width + 2*r.height
+}
+
+func main() {
+	r := rect{width: 10, height: 5}
+
+	fmt.Println("area:", r.area())
+	fmt.Println("perim:", r.perim())
+
+	rp := &r
+	fmt.Println("area:", rp.area())
+	fmt.Println("perim:", rp.perim())
+}
diff --git a/gobyexample/pointers.go b/gobyexample/pointers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f95f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gobyexample/pointers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func zeroval(ival int) {
+	ival = 0
+}
+
+func zeroptr(iptr *int) {
+	*iptr = 0
+}
+
+func main() {
+	i := 1
+	fmt.Println("initial:", i)
+
+	zeroval(i)
+	fmt.Println("zeroval:", i)
+
+	zeroptr(&i)
+	fmt.Println("zeroptr:", i)
+
+	fmt.Println("pointer:", &i)
+}
diff --git a/gobyexample/structs.go b/gobyexample/structs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d2b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gobyexample/structs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type person struct {
+	name string
+	age int
+}
+
+func newPerson(name string) *person {
+	p := person{name:name}
+	p.age = 42
+	return &p
+}
+
+
+func main() {
+
+	fmt.Println(person{"Bob", 20})
+
+	fmt.Println(person{name:"Alice", age:30})
+
+	fmt.Println(person{name:"Fred"})
+
+	fmt.Println(&person{name: "Ann", age: 40})
+
+	fmt.Println(newPerson("Jon"))
+
+	s := person{name:"Sean", age: 50}
+	fmt.Println(s.name)
+
+	sp := &s
+	fmt.Println(sp.age)
+
+	sp.age = 51
+	fmt.Println(sp.age)
+
+}