It doesn't take much commitment... set aside a weekend & you'll learn pretty much all the stuff you really need to know. There are some corner cases of course, but they're pretty dang rare.
Thanks for the encouragement!
I managed to learn the language _while_ doing a side project, and it was just as quick as doing it in a language I knew.
out of curiosity what was your primary language?
python
This is awesome: https://gobyexample.com/ I'm no go expert but that's a really efficient way to learn a language.