Let's try to encode a structure using gob:

var char = Character{
    Name:    "Albert",
    Surname: "Wilmarth",
    Job:     "assistant professor",
}
s := strings.Builder{}
e := gob.NewEncoder(&s)
if err := e.Encode(char); err != nil {
    log.Fatalln(err)
}
log.Printf("%q", s.String())