Stay Updated with Go#

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

Official Go Resources#

ResourceURLgo.devOfficial Go website with tutorials and toolspkg.go.devDiscover Go packages and documentationtour.golang.orgInteractive Go tutorialplay.golang.orgGo playground for testing codego.dev/blogOfficial Go blog

Newsletters#

NewsletterDescriptionSubscribeGolang WeeklyWeekly curated Go content, news, and articleshttps://golangweekly.com/Awesome Go NewsletterUpdates on new Go libraries and toolshttps://go.libhunt.com/

Reddit & Communities#

CommunityDescriptionURLr/golangMain Go subreddit with 300K+ membershttps://www.reddit.com/r/golanggolang wikiOfficial wiki with resources and FAQshttps://go.dev/wiki/gophers.slack.comOfficial Go Slack communityhttps://invite.slack.golangbridge.orgGo ForumOfficial Go discussion forumhttps://forum.golangbridge.orgDiscuss GoOfficial Go team discussionhttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts

Famous Go Developers#

Follow these influential Go developers and contributors:

Core Go Team#

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBlueskyRob PikerobpikeKen ThompsonkenRuss Coxrsc@_rschttps://www.linkedin.com/in/swtchhttps://bsky.app/profile/swtch.comBrad Fitzpatrickbradfitz@bradfitzhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfitz/https://bsky.app/profile/bradfitz.comAndrew GerrandadgRobert GriesemergriesemerDmitry Vyukovdvyukov@dvyukov

Go Tooling & Infrastructure#

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBlueskySam Boyersdboyer@sdboyerDaniel Theophaneskardianos@kardianosMatt ButchertechnosophosJaana Doganrakyll@rakyllhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rakyll/

Popular Go Authors & Educators#

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBlueskyMat Ryermatryer@matryerhttps://linkedin.com/in/matryerDave Cheneydavecheney@davecheneyhttps://linkedin.com/in/davecheneyKatherine Cox-Budaykat-cohttps://linkedin.com/in/katherinecoxbudayJohnny Boursiquotjboursiquot@jboursiquothttps://linkedin.com/in/jboursiquotMichał Łowickimlowicki@mlowickihttps://linkedin.com/in/michał-łowicki-a60402b

Library & Framework Authors#

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBlueskySteve Franciaspf13@spf13https://linkedin.com/in/spf13Samuel Berthesamber@samuelberthehttps://linkedin.com/in/samuelberthehttps://bsky.app/profile/samber.bsky.socialMitchell Hashimotomitchellh@mitchellhhttps://linkedin.com/in/mitchellhhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchellh.comMatt Holtmholt@mholt6Tomás Senarttsenart@tsenarthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tsenart/Björn Rabensteinbeorn7

Conference Speakers & Community Leaders#

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBlueskyCarlisia Camposcarlisia@carlisiahttps://linkedin.com/in/carlisiaErik St. Martinerikstmartin@erikstmartinBrian Ketelsenbketelsen@brian.dev

Must-Follow Blogs#

BlogAuthorURLThe Go BlogGo Teamhttps://go.dev/blogRob Pike's BlogRob Pikehttps://commandcenter.blogspot.comDave CheneyDave Cheneyhttps://dave.cheney.netArdan Labs BlogBill Kennedyhttps://www.ardanlabs.com/blog

YouTube Channels#

ChannelContentURLGoOfficial Go teamhttps://www.youtube.com/@golangGopher AcademyTalks & tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherAcademyGopherCon EuropeEuropean conference talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherConEuropeGopherCon UKUK conference talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherConUKGolang SingaporeSingapore meetup & conf talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@golangSGArdan LabsGo training & tipshttps://www.youtube.com/@ArdanLabsApplied GoGo tutorialshttps://youtube.com/appliedgocodeLearn Go ProgrammingBeginner tutorialshttps://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 — → See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev skill to query a module's latest versions, docs, and vulnerabilities from the CLI
6. Attend a GopherCon (virtual or in-person) yearly

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