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golang-stay-updated

Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases.

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author
samber
version
1.2.3
openclaw 
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    "homepage": "https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang",
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}

SKILL.md

Stay Updated with Go

A curated guide to keeping your finger on the pulse of the Go ecosystem.

Official Go Resources

Resource URL
go.dev Official Go website with tutorials and tools
pkg.go.dev Discover Go packages and documentation
tour.golang.org Interactive Go tutorial
play.golang.org Go playground for testing code
go.dev/blog Official Go blog

Newsletters

Newsletter Description Subscribe
Golang Weekly Weekly curated Go content, news, and articles https://golangweekly.com/
Awesome Go Newsletter Updates on new Go libraries and tools https://go.libhunt.com/

Reddit & Communities

Community Description URL
r/golang Main Go subreddit with 300K+ members https://www.reddit.com/r/golang
golang wiki Official wiki with resources and FAQs https://go.dev/wiki/
gophers.slack.com Official Go Slack community https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org
Go Forum Official Go discussion forum https://forum.golangbridge.org
Discuss Go Official Go team discussion https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts

Famous Go Developers

Follow these influential Go developers and contributors:

Core Go Team

Name GitHub Twitter/X LinkedIn Bluesky
Rob Pike robpike
Ken Thompson ken
Russ Cox rsc @_rsc https://www.linkedin.com/in/swtch https://bsky.app/profile/swtch.com
Brad Fitzpatrick bradfitz @bradfitz https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfitz/ https://bsky.app/profile/bradfitz.com
Andrew Gerrand adg
Robert Griesemer griesemer
Dmitry Vyukov dvyukov @dvyukov

Go Tooling & Infrastructure

Name GitHub Twitter/X LinkedIn Bluesky
Sam Boyer sdboyer @sdboyer
Daniel Theophanes kardianos @kardianos
Matt Butcher technosophos
Jaana Dogan rakyll @rakyll https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakyll/

Popular Go Authors & Educators

Name GitHub Twitter/X LinkedIn Bluesky
Mat Ryer matryer @matryer https://linkedin.com/in/matryer
Dave Cheney davecheney @davecheney https://linkedin.com/in/davecheney
Katherine Cox-Buday kat-co https://linkedin.com/in/katherinecoxbuday
Johnny Boursiquot jboursiquot @jboursiquot https://linkedin.com/in/jboursiquot
Michał Łowicki mlowicki @mlowicki https://linkedin.com/in/michał-łowicki-a60402b

Library & Framework Authors

Name GitHub Twitter/X LinkedIn Bluesky
Steve Francia spf13 @spf13 https://linkedin.com/in/spf13
Samuel Berthe samber @samuelberthe https://linkedin.com/in/samuelberthe https://bsky.app/profile/samber.bsky.social
Mitchell Hashimoto mitchellh @mitchellh https://linkedin.com/in/mitchellh https://bsky.app/profile/mitchellh.com
Matt Holt mholt @mholt6
Tomás Senart tsenart @tsenart https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsenart/
Björn Rabenstein beorn7

Conference Speakers & Community Leaders

Name GitHub Twitter/X LinkedIn Bluesky
Carlisia Campos carlisia @carlisia https://linkedin.com/in/carlisia
Erik St. Martin erikstmartin @erikstmartin
Brian Ketelsen bketelsen @brian.dev

Must-Follow Blogs

Blog Author URL
The Go Blog Go Team https://go.dev/blog
Rob Pike's Blog Rob Pike https://commandcenter.blogspot.com
Dave Cheney Dave Cheney https://dave.cheney.net
Ardan Labs Blog Bill Kennedy https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog

YouTube Channels

Channel Content URL
Go Official Go team https://www.youtube.com/@golang
Gopher Academy Talks & tutorials https://www.youtube.com/@GopherAcademy
GopherCon Europe European conference talks https://www.youtube.com/@GopherConEurope
GopherCon UK UK conference talks https://www.youtube.com/@GopherConUK
Golang Singapore Singapore meetup & conf talks https://www.youtube.com/@golangSG
Ardan Labs Go training & tips https://www.youtube.com/@ArdanLabs
Applied Go Go tutorials https://youtube.com/appliedgocode
Learn Go Programming Beginner tutorials https://youtube.com/learn_goprogramming

Quick Tips for Staying Updated

  1. Subscribe to 1-2 newsletters - Don't overload yourself
  2. Follow 10-20 key people on X/Bluesky who post regularly
  3. Check Go.dev/blog weekly for official announcements
  4. Join Go Slack for real-time discussions
  5. Bookmark pkg.go.dev to discover new libraries
  6. Attend a GopherCon (virtual or in-person) yearly

Note: This guide is regularly updated. Suggest additions via GitHub issues.

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