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,…

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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

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

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

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