Golang Stay Updated

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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 — → See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev skill to query a module's latest versions, docs, and vulnerabilities from the CLI
• Attend a GopherCon (virtual or in-person) yearly

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