diff --git a/code/golang/go.mod b/code/golang/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1b1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module ads
+
+go 1.17
+
+require (
+	github.com/akamensky/argparse v1.3.1
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
+	github.com/lithammer/dedent v1.1.0
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0
+	github.com/slongfield/pyfmt v0.0.0-20180124071345-020a7cb18bca
+	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.7
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b
+)
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/core/logging/logging.go b/code/golang/internal/core/logging/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f34b9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/core/logging/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package logging
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"ads/internal/core/utils"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+var quietmode bool = false
+var debugmode bool = false
+var ansimode bool = true
+var loggingPrefix string = ""
+var force bool = false
+var tagAll bool = false
+
+func GetQuietMode() bool {
+	return quietmode
+}
+
+func SetQuietMode(mode bool) {
+	quietmode = mode
+}
+
+func GetDebugMode() bool {
+	return debugmode
+}
+
+func SetDebugMode(mode bool) {
+	debugmode = mode
+}
+
+func GetAnsiMode() bool {
+	return ansimode
+}
+
+func SetAnsiMode(mode bool) {
+	ansimode = mode
+}
+
+func GetForce() bool {
+	return force
+}
+
+func SetForce(mode bool) {
+	force = mode
+}
+
+func SetTagAll(mode bool) {
+	tagAll = mode
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD logging
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func logGeneric(tag string, lines ...interface{}) {
+	if !force && quietmode {
+		return
+	}
+	if !(tag == "") {
+		tag = tag + " "
+	}
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		_line := fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s%[2]s%[3]v", loggingPrefix, tag, line)
+		if !ansimode {
+			_line = utils.StripAnsi(_line)
+		}
+		fmt.Println(_line)
+		if !tagAll {
+			tag = ""
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func LogPlain(lines ...interface{}) {
+	SetTagAll(false)
+	logGeneric("", lines...)
+}
+
+func LogInfo(lines ...interface{}) {
+	SetTagAll(true)
+	logGeneric("[\033[94;1mINFO\033[0m]", lines...)
+}
+
+func LogDebug(lines ...interface{}) {
+	if !debugmode {
+		return
+	}
+	SetTagAll(true)
+	logGeneric("[\033[96;1mDEBUG\033[0m]", lines...)
+}
+
+func LogWarn(lines ...interface{}) {
+	SetTagAll(false)
+	logGeneric("[\033[93;1mWARNING\033[0m]", lines...)
+}
+
+func LogError(lines ...interface{}) {
+	SetTagAll(false)
+	logGeneric("[\033[91;1mERROR\033[0m]", lines...)
+}
+
+func LogFatal(lines ...interface{}) {
+	SetTagAll(false)
+	logGeneric("[\033[91;1mFATAL\033[0m]", lines...)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_arrays.go b/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_arrays.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c2ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_arrays.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package utils
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD array contains
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func ArrayContains(x interface{}, elem interface{}) bool {
+	xAsArray := reflect.ValueOf(x)
+	if xAsArray.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+		for i := 0; i < xAsArray.Len(); i++ {
+			if xAsArray.Index(i).Interface() == elem {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// func ListComprehension(x interface{}, cond (interface{}) bool) bool {
+// 	xAsArray := reflect.ValueOf(x)
+// 	if xAsArray.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+// 		for i := 0; i < xAsArray.Len(); i++ {
+// 			if xAsArray.Index(i).Interface() == elem {
+// 				return true
+// 			}
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	return false
+// }
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD array contains
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func UniqueListOfStrings(X []string) []string {
+	var ok bool
+	m := map[string]bool{}
+	X_unique := []string{}
+	for _, x := range X {
+		if _, ok = m[x]; !ok {
+			X_unique = append(X_unique, x)
+		}
+	}
+	return X_unique
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD get value from array of unknown length
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func GetArrayStringValue(arr *[]string, index int, Default string) string {
+	if arr != nil && len(*arr) > index {
+		return (*arr)[index]
+	}
+	return Default
+}
+
+func GetArrayBoolValue(arr *[]bool, index int, Default bool) bool {
+	if arr != nil && len(*arr) > index {
+		return (*arr)[index]
+	}
+	return Default
+}
+
+func GetArrayIntValue(arr *[]int, index int, Default int) int {
+	if arr != nil && len(*arr) > index {
+		return (*arr)[index]
+	}
+	return Default
+}
+
+func GetArrayInterfaceValue(arr *[](interface{}), index int, Default interface{}) interface{} {
+	if arr != nil && len(*arr) > index {
+		return (*arr)[index]
+	}
+	return Default
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_strings.go b/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_strings.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0593705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/core/utils/utils_strings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package utils
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/lithammer/dedent"
+	"github.com/slongfield/pyfmt"
+
+	"ads/pkg/re"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD format strings with dictionary substitution
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func FormatPythonString(text string, arguments map[string]interface{}) string {
+	var (
+		err      error
+		key      string
+		value    interface{}
+		kind     reflect.Kind
+		refValue reflect.Value
+	)
+	// force compatibility of expressions with python
+	for key, value = range arguments {
+		kind = reflect.TypeOf(value).Kind()
+		switch kind {
+		case reflect.Ptr:
+			refValue = reflect.ValueOf(value)
+			if refValue.IsNil() {
+				arguments[key] = "None"
+			}
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			arguments[key] = strings.Title(fmt.Sprintf(`%v`, value))
+		}
+	}
+	text, err = pyfmt.Fmt(text, arguments)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return text
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD dedent textblock and expand escaped symbols
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func DedentIgnoreEmptyLines(text string) string {
+	return dedent.Dedent(text)
+}
+
+func DedentIgnoreFirstAndLast(text string) string {
+	text = re.Sub(`^\s*[\n\r]|[\n\r]\s*$`, ``, text)
+	return DedentIgnoreEmptyLines(text)
+}
+
+func DedentAndExpand(text string) string {
+	var err error
+	var result []string
+	result = []string{}
+	text = dedent.Dedent(text)
+	lines := strings.Split(text, "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		line = fmt.Sprintf(`"%s"`, line)
+		line, err = strconv.Unquote(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		result = append(result, line)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(result, "\n")
+}
+
+func FormatTextBlockAsList(text string, options ...bool) []string {
+	var unindent bool = GetArrayBoolValue(&options, 0, true)
+	if unindent {
+		text = DedentIgnoreFirstAndLast(text)
+	}
+	return re.Split(`\n`, text)
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHODS ansi
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func StripAnsi(text string) string {
+	return re.Sub(`\x1b[^m]*m`, ``, text)
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_print.go b/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_print.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bbd20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_print.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package endpoints
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"ads/internal/core/logging"
+	"ads/internal/setup"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * ENDPOINT version
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func Version() {
+	logging.SetForce(true)
+	logging.LogPlain(setup.Version())
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * ENDPOINT help
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func Help() {
+	logging.SetForce(true)
+	logging.LogPlain(
+		"",
+		setup.Logo(),
+		// cli.Parser.Usage(nil),
+		setup.Help(),
+		"",
+	)
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_run.go b/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_run.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cacf62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/endpoints/endpoints_run.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package endpoints
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"ads/internal/core/logging"
+	"ads/internal/setup"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * ENDPOINT run
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func Run(fnameConfig string) error {
+	logging.LogPlain(setup.Logo())
+	logging.LogWarn("Die Go-Implementierung ist noch unter Arbeit.")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/setup/cli/cli.go b/code/golang/internal/setup/cli/cli.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..577c816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/setup/cli/cli.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package cli
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"github.com/akamensky/argparse"
+
+	"ads/internal/types"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+var Parser *argparse.Parser
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * LOCAL VARIABLES / CONSTANTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+var optionsQuiet = argparse.Options{
+	Help:     "Blendet alle Konsole-Messages aus.",
+	Required: false,
+	Default:  false,
+}
+
+var optionsDebug = argparse.Options{
+	Help:     "Blendet die Debugging-Befehle ein.",
+	Required: false,
+	Default:  false,
+}
+
+var optionsColour = argparse.Options{
+	Help:     "Ob Logging färblich angezeigt wird (default=true).",
+	Required: false,
+	// NOTE: no `Boolean` option available!
+	Default: "true",
+}
+
+var optionsConfigFile = argparse.Options{
+	Help:     "Pfad zur Configdatei (nur für run Endpunkt).",
+	Required: false,
+	Default:  "code/config.yml",
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHODS parse cli
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func ParseCli(args []string) (*types.CliArguments, error) {
+	var err error
+	Parser = argparse.NewParser("cli parser", "Liest Optionen + Flags von Kommandozeile.")
+	arguments := types.CliArguments{
+		Help:       Parser.NewCommand("help", ""),
+		Version:    Parser.NewCommand("version", "Ruft Endpunkt auf, der die Version anzeigt."),
+		Run:        Parser.NewCommand("run", "Ruft Endpunkt auf, der die Algorithmen laufen lässt."),
+		Quiet:      Parser.Flag("q", "quiet", &optionsQuiet),
+		Debug:      Parser.Flag("", "debug", &optionsDebug),
+		Colour:     Parser.String("", "colour", &optionsColour),
+		ConfigFile: Parser.String("", "config", &optionsConfigFile),
+	}
+	err = Parser.Parse(args)
+	return &arguments, err
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/setup/setup_assets.go b/code/golang/internal/setup/setup_assets.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c161f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/setup/setup_assets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package setup
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strings"
+
+	"ads/internal/core/utils"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+var Res embed.FS
+var Assets map[string]string
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD read assets
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func ReadAsset(key string) string {
+	var found bool
+	if _, found = Assets[key]; !found {
+		log.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("Key \033[1m%s\033[0m not found in dictionary!", key))
+	}
+	data, err := Res.ReadFile(Assets[key])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	text := string(data)
+	return text
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHODS templates
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func Help() string {
+	contents := ReadAsset("help")
+	return utils.DedentAndExpand(contents)
+}
+
+func Logo() string {
+	contents := ReadAsset("logo")
+	return utils.DedentAndExpand(contents)
+}
+
+func Version() string {
+	return strings.Trim(ReadAsset("version"), "\n")
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/internal/types/types_cli.go b/code/golang/internal/types/types_cli.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c12ed37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/internal/types/types_cli.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package types
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/akamensky/argparse"
+
+	"ads/pkg/re"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * TYPES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+type CliArguments struct {
+	Help       *argparse.Command
+	Version    *argparse.Command
+	Run        *argparse.Command
+	Quiet      *bool
+	Debug      *bool
+	Colour     *string
+	ConfigFile *string
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHODS convert string option to boolean
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func IsTrue(text string) bool {
+	text = strings.TrimSpace(text)
+	return re.Matches(`(?i)(^(true|t|yes|y|1|\+|\+1)$)`, text)
+}
+
+func IsFalse(text string) bool {
+	text = strings.TrimSpace(text)
+	return re.Matches(`(?i)(^(false|f|no|n|0|-|-1)$)`, text)
+}
+
+func (arguments *CliArguments) ShowColour() bool {
+	return !IsFalse(*arguments.Colour)
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/main.go b/code/golang/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d7544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package main
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"embed"
+	"os"
+
+	"ads/internal/core/logging"
+	"ads/internal/endpoints"
+	"ads/internal/setup"
+	"ads/internal/setup/cli"
+	"ads/internal/types"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+var (
+	// !!! NOTE: do not remove the following "comment", as it is a preprocessing instruction !!!
+	//go:embed assets/*
+	res    embed.FS
+	assets = map[string]string{
+		"version": "assets/VERSION",
+		"logo":    "assets/LOGO",
+		"help":    "assets/HELP",
+	}
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHOD main
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func main() {
+	var err error
+	var arguments *types.CliArguments
+
+	// set assets
+	setup.Res = res
+	setup.Assets = assets
+
+	// parse cli arguments
+	arguments, err = cli.ParseCli(os.Args)
+
+	// initialise logging options
+	if err == nil {
+		logging.SetQuietMode(*arguments.Quiet)
+		logging.SetDebugMode(*arguments.Debug)
+		logging.SetAnsiMode(arguments.ShowColour())
+	}
+
+	if err == nil {
+		if arguments.Version.Happened() {
+			endpoints.Version()
+		} else if arguments.Run.Happened() {
+			err = endpoints.Run(*arguments.ConfigFile)
+		} else { // } else if arguments.Help.Happened() {
+			endpoints.Help()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logging.LogFatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/pkg/re/re.go b/code/golang/pkg/re/re.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de5bf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/pkg/re/re.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package re
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * IMPORTS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+)
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * GLOBAL VARIABLES
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+type Reader struct {
+	regex       *regexp.Regexp
+	lastpattern *string
+}
+
+var defaultReader Reader = Reader{}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * METHODS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func Matches(pattern string, text string) bool {
+	return defaultReader.Matches(pattern, text)
+}
+
+func Sub(pattern string, substitute string, text string) string {
+	return defaultReader.Sub(pattern, substitute, text)
+}
+
+func Split(pattern string, text string) []string {
+	return defaultReader.Split(pattern, text)
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Matches(pattern string, text string) bool {
+	r.setReader(pattern)
+	return r.regex.MatchString(text)
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Sub(pattern string, substitute string, text string) string {
+	r.setReader(pattern)
+	return r.regex.ReplaceAllString(text, substitute)
+}
+
+func (r *Reader) Split(pattern string, text string) []string {
+	r.setReader(pattern)
+	return r.regex.Split(text, -1)
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ * PRIVATE MEHODS
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+func (r *Reader) setReader(pattern string) {
+	if r.regex == nil || r.lastpattern == nil || *r.lastpattern != pattern {
+		r.lastpattern = &pattern
+		r.regex = regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/code/golang/requirements b/code/golang/requirements
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86c8677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/golang/requirements
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+github.com/akamensky/argparse@v1.3.1
+github.com/lithammer/dedent@v1.1.0
+github.com/slongfield/pyfmt@v0.0.0-20180124071345-020a7cb18bca
+github.com/stretchr/testify@v1.7.0
+golang.org/x/tools
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3@v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b