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SKILL.md

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.