diff --git a/src/codegen/mod.rs b/src/codegen/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b13789..0000000
--- a/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/src/gogen/mod.rs b/src/gogen/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4402e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gogen/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+use crate::parser::ast::{
+    BinOperator, Class, Expression, Function, Program, Statement, Struct, TopLevel, TypeExpr,
+};
+
+pub fn generate(program: &Program) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+
+    out.push_str("package main\n\n");
+
+    // imports
+    let mut imports = vec![];
+    for item in &program.statements {
+        if let TopLevel::Import(i) = item {
+            imports.push(i.path.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !imports.is_empty() {
+        out.push_str("import (\n");
+        for imp in imports {
+            out.push_str(&format!("    {}\n", imp));
+        }
+        out.push_str(")\n\n");
+    }
+
+    // rest
+    for item in &program.statements {
+        match item {
+            TopLevel::Function(f) => out.push_str(&gen_function(f)),
+            TopLevel::Struct(s) => out.push_str(&gen_struct(s)),
+            TopLevel::Class(c) => out.push_str(&gen_class(c)),
+            TopLevel::Import(_) => {}
+        }
+        out.push('\n');
+    }
+
+    out
+}
+
+fn gen_struct(s: &Struct) -> String {
+    let mut out = format!("type {} struct {{\n", s.name);
+
+    for field in &s.fields {
+        out.push_str(&format!(
+            "    {} {}\n",
+            capitalize(&field.name),
+            gen_type(&field.type_expr)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    out.push_str("}\n");
+    out
+}
+
+fn gen_class(c: &Class) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+
+    // struct
+    out.push_str(&format!("type {} struct {{\n", c.name));
+    for field in &c.fields {
+        out.push_str(&format!(
+            "    {} {}\n",
+            capitalize(&field.name),
+            gen_type(&field.type_expr)
+        ));
+    }
+    out.push_str("}\n\n");
+
+    // methods
+    for method in &c.methods {
+        out.push_str(&gen_method(c, method));
+        out.push('\n');
+    }
+
+    out
+}
+
+fn gen_function(f: &Function) -> String {
+    let mut out = format!("func {}(", f.name);
+
+    // params
+    for (i, p) in f.params.iter().enumerate() {
+        if i > 0 {
+            out.push_str(", ");
+        }
+        out.push_str(&format!("{} {}", p.name, gen_type(&p.type_expr)));
+    }
+
+    out.push(')');
+
+    // return
+    if let Some(ret) = &f.return_type {
+        out.push_str(&format!(" {}", gen_type(ret)));
+    }
+
+    out.push_str(" {\n");
+
+    for stmt in &f.body {
+        out.push_str(&gen_statement(stmt));
+    }
+
+    out.push_str("}\n");
+    out
+}
+
+fn gen_method(class: &Class, f: &Function) -> String {
+    let mut out = format!("func (self *{}) {}(", class.name, f.name);
+
+    for (i, p) in f.params.iter().enumerate() {
+        if i > 0 {
+            out.push_str(", ");
+        }
+        out.push_str(&format!("{} {}", p.name, gen_type(&p.type_expr)));
+    }
+
+    out.push(')');
+
+    if let Some(ret) = &f.return_type {
+        out.push_str(&format!(" {}", gen_type(ret)));
+    }
+
+    out.push_str(" {\n");
+
+    for stmt in &f.body {
+        out.push_str(&gen_statement(stmt));
+    }
+
+    out.push_str("}\n");
+
+    out
+}
+
+fn gen_statement(stmt: &Statement) -> String {
+    match stmt {
+        Statement::Let(s) => {
+            let mut out = format!("    {} := {}", s.name, gen_expr(&s.value));
+
+            out.push_str(";\n");
+            out
+        }
+
+        Statement::Return(r) => match &r.value {
+            Some(v) => format!("    return {};\n", gen_expr(v)),
+            None => "    return;\n".to_string(),
+        },
+
+        Statement::Expression(e) => {
+            format!("    {};\n", gen_expr(e))
+        }
+
+        Statement::If(i) => {
+            let mut out = format!("    if {} {{\n", gen_expr(&i.condition));
+
+            for stmt in &i.body {
+                out.push_str(&gen_statement(stmt));
+            }
+
+            out.push_str("    }");
+
+            if let Some(else_body) = &i.else_body {
+                out.push_str(" else {\n");
+                for stmt in else_body {
+                    out.push_str(&gen_statement(stmt));
+                }
+                out.push_str("    }");
+            }
+
+            out.push('\n');
+            out
+        }
+
+        Statement::For(f) => {
+            let mut out = format!(
+                "    for _, {} := range {} {{\n",
+                f.var,
+                gen_expr(&f.iterator)
+            );
+
+            for stmt in &f.body {
+                out.push_str(&gen_statement(stmt));
+            }
+
+            out.push_str("    }\n");
+            out
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn gen_expr(expr: &Expression) -> String {
+    match expr {
+        Expression::Identifier(name, _) => name.clone(),
+        Expression::Integer(v, _) => v.to_string(),
+        Expression::Float(v, _) => v.to_string(),
+        Expression::StringLit(s, _) => format!("\"{}\"", s),
+        Expression::Bool(b, _) => b.to_string(),
+
+        Expression::BinaryOp(b) => format!(
+            "{} {} {}",
+            gen_expr(&b.left),
+            op_to_str(&b.op),
+            gen_expr(&b.right)
+        ),
+
+        Expression::Call(c) => {
+            let args = c.args.iter().map(gen_expr).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+            format!("{}({})", gen_expr(&c.callee), args)
+        }
+
+        Expression::FieldAccess(f) => {
+            format!("{}.{}", gen_expr(&f.object), capitalize(&f.field))
+        }
+
+        Expression::StructInit(s) => {
+            let mut out = format!("{}{{", s.name);
+
+            for (i, (name, val)) in s.fields.iter().enumerate() {
+                if i > 0 {
+                    out.push_str(", ");
+                }
+                out.push_str(&format!("{}: {}", capitalize(name), gen_expr(val)));
+            }
+
+            out.push('}');
+            out
+        }
+
+        Expression::ArrayLiteral(arr) => {
+            let elems = arr
+                .elements
+                .iter()
+                .map(gen_expr)
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(", ");
+            format!("[]any{{{}}}", elems) // simple version
+        }
+
+        _ => todo!(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn gen_type(t: &TypeExpr) -> String {
+    match t {
+        TypeExpr::Named(n) => match n.as_str() {
+            "int" => "int".into(),
+            "float" => "float64".into(),
+            "string" => "string".into(),
+            _ => n.clone(),
+        },
+
+        TypeExpr::Array(inner) => {
+            format!("[]{}", gen_type(inner))
+        }
+
+        TypeExpr::Optional(inner) => {
+            format!("*{}", gen_type(inner)) // pointer for optional
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn capitalize(s: &str) -> String {
+    let mut chars = s.chars();
+    match chars.next() {
+        Some(c) => c.to_uppercase().collect::<String>() + chars.as_str(),
+        None => String::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn op_to_str(op: &BinOperator) -> &'static str {
+    match op {
+        BinOperator::Add => "+",
+        BinOperator::Sub => "-",
+        BinOperator::Mul => "*",
+        BinOperator::Div => "/",
+        BinOperator::Eq => "==",
+        BinOperator::NotEq => "!=",
+        BinOperator::Lt => "<",
+        BinOperator::Gt => ">",
+        BinOperator::LtEq => "<=",
+        BinOperator::GtEq => ">=",
+        BinOperator::And => "&&",
+        BinOperator::Or => "||",
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/codegen/sourcemap.rs b/src/gogen/sourcemap.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/codegen/sourcemap.rs
rename to src/gogen/sourcemap.rs
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6675a01..91278ec 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pub mod codegen;
 pub mod errors;
+pub mod gogen;
 pub mod parser;
 
 use std::fs;
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ fn cmd_build(path: &str) {
     match parser::parse(&source) {
         Ok(ast) => {
             println!("parsed {} top-level items", ast.statements.len());
-            println!("{:#?}", ast.statements)
-            // codegen will go here
+            let contents = gogen::generate(&ast);
+            fs::write(path.to_string() + ".go", contents).unwrap();
+            println!("build successful");
         }
         Err(e) => {
             eprintln!("parse error:\n{}", e);