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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.