golang-stay-updated
Golang ecosystem watch list — official sources (go.dev/blog, pkg.go.dev, tour.golang.org, golang-nuts), newsletters (Golang Weekly, Awesome Go Newsletter), communities (r/golang, gophers.slack.com, Go Forum, go.dev/wiki), blogs (Dave Cheney, Ardan Labs, Rob Pike), YouTube channels (Gopher Academy, G
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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
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
Note: This guide is regularly updated. Suggest additions via GitHub issues.