The built-in data types are named intuitively enough. Go comes with a set of integer and unsigned integer types with varying bit lengths. There are also floating point numbers, Booleans, and strings, which should come as no surprise.
There are a few types like runes that are not common in other languages. This section covers all of the different types.
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