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// 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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name: golang-stay-updated description: "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, GopherCon EU/UK), conferences, and Go contributors to follow on GitHub, X and Bluesky. Use when seeking Golang learning resources, discovering new libraries or tools, finding community channels or meetups, picking Go people to follow, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases. Not for querying a specific module's versions, docs, or vulnerabilities from the CLI (→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev skill)." user-invocable: true license: MIT compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness, and for projects using Golang. metadata: author: samber version: "1.3.1" openclaw: emoji: "📰" homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang requires: bins: - go install: [] allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Bash(go:) Bash(golangci-lint:) Bash(git:*) Agent WebFetch WebSearch

Stay Updated with Go

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

Official Go Resources

ResourceURL
go.devOfficial Go website with tutorials and tools
pkg.go.devDiscover Go packages and documentation
tour.golang.orgInteractive Go tutorial
play.golang.orgGo playground for testing code
go.dev/blogOfficial Go blog

Newsletters

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

Reddit & Communities

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

Famous Go Developers

Follow these influential Go developers and contributors:

Core Go Team

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBluesky
Rob Pikerobpike
Ken Thompsonken
Russ Coxrsc@_rschttps://www.linkedin.com/in/swtchhttps://bsky.app/profile/swtch.com
Brad Fitzpatrickbradfitz@bradfitzhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfitz/https://bsky.app/profile/bradfitz.com
Andrew Gerrandadg
Robert Griesemergriesemer
Dmitry Vyukovdvyukov@dvyukov

Go Tooling & Infrastructure

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBluesky
Sam Boyersdboyer@sdboyer
Daniel Theophaneskardianos@kardianos
Matt Butchertechnosophos
Jaana Doganrakyll@rakyllhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rakyll/

Popular Go Authors & Educators

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBluesky
Mat Ryermatryer@matryerhttps://linkedin.com/in/matryer
Dave Cheneydavecheney@davecheneyhttps://linkedin.com/in/davecheney
Katherine Cox-Budaykat-cohttps://linkedin.com/in/katherinecoxbuday
Johnny Boursiquotjboursiquot@jboursiquothttps://linkedin.com/in/jboursiquot
Michał Łowickimlowicki@mlowickihttps://linkedin.com/in/michał-łowicki-a60402b

Library & Framework Authors

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBluesky
Steve Franciaspf13@spf13https://linkedin.com/in/spf13
Samuel Berthesamber@samuelberthehttps://linkedin.com/in/samuelberthehttps://bsky.app/profile/samber.bsky.social
Mitchell Hashimotomitchellh@mitchellhhttps://linkedin.com/in/mitchellhhttps://bsky.app/profile/mitchellh.com
Matt Holtmholt@mholt6
Tomás Senarttsenart@tsenarthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tsenart/
Björn Rabensteinbeorn7

Conference Speakers & Community Leaders

NameGitHubTwitter/XLinkedInBluesky
Carlisia Camposcarlisia@carlisiahttps://linkedin.com/in/carlisia
Erik St. Martinerikstmartin@erikstmartin
Brian Ketelsenbketelsen@brian.dev

Must-Follow Blogs

BlogAuthorURL
The Go BlogGo Teamhttps://go.dev/blog
Rob Pike's BlogRob Pikehttps://commandcenter.blogspot.com
Dave CheneyDave Cheneyhttps://dave.cheney.net
Ardan Labs BlogBill Kennedyhttps://www.ardanlabs.com/blog

YouTube Channels

ChannelContentURL
GoOfficial Go teamhttps://www.youtube.com/@golang
Gopher AcademyTalks & tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherAcademy
GopherCon EuropeEuropean conference talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherConEurope
GopherCon UKUK conference talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@GopherConUK
Golang SingaporeSingapore meetup & conf talkshttps://www.youtube.com/@golangSG
Ardan LabsGo training & tipshttps://www.youtube.com/@ArdanLabs
Applied GoGo tutorialshttps://youtube.com/appliedgocode
Learn 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

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