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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

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