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You’ve already migrated to Go 1.27, but your AI agent hasn’t caught up yet and keeps spewing out 1.16 syntax? Tell it how to write modern #golang code with our skills – featuring guidelines for all releases, including the latest one! Read more 👇 https://jb.gg/6g1ans

Last week had a lot of security teams on high alert and while Go was not the center of attention, it was not immune from the fallout either. Now the Go security team shares how they handled the eMudhra key disclosure incident and what they will be changing moving forward as a result.

26% of Gophers earn over $120k, compared to 14% of Python devs. But before you decide to learn a new language, note that among seniors, that gap is statistically insignificant. It exists because a higher percentage of Go devs are senior, and seniors earn more, regardless of the language they use.

It’s that time of the year, Gophers! The @golang.org team needs some answers from you – take the 2026 Go Developer Survey now 👇

“Almost right” is not a code quality standard. GoLand helps you stay confident in the code you ship. Let’s talk about it! 🎥👇

👩🏽‍🔬 Go 1.27.3 and 1.26.10 are released! 🔐 Security: Includes 1 security fixes to the standard library. 🗣 Announcement: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/66pojueaQek/m/tmWX2Pq9AgAJ 📦 Download: https://go.dev/dl/#go1.27.3 #golang

With roughly 10% of Python devs planning to pick up Go next year, we decided to compare the two languages. We gathered 12,000+ survey responses on what these developers use, ship, and earn, plus seven interviews with engineers who already migrated – the full scoop on Python vs. Go 👉 jb.gg/ix89jo

🎉 Go 1.27.2 and 1.26.9 are released! 🔐 Security: Includes 15 security fixes to the standard library and the toolchain. 📡 Announcement: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/U2fTuyDJznI/m/bAPU-QKAAQAJ 📦 Download: https://go.dev/dl/#go1.27.2 #golang

Fun fact: `fmt.PrintIn()` returns an error. Admit it, you’ve never checked 😉

Has static analysis become a thing of the past in the AI era? Jonathan Amsterdam of the Go team says it’s just as relevant for agents as it is for people.

Go 1.27 expands experimental SIMD support with the archsimd package, giving developers zero-cost, type-safe access to low-level hardware intrinsics on amd64, arm64, and wasm. Junyang Shao and David Chase explain the API design and share best practices. Read more 👇 go.dev/blog/archsimd

The answer is: `<nil>` `errors.Join()` produces a `[]error`. But `errors.Unwrap()` returns a single error, so it gives up. The way in is a type assertion on the method set: `err.(interface{ Unwrap() []error })`

Go quiz: `ReadFiles()` fails on all three paths and joins the errors with `errors.Join()`. What does the second line print?

Tired of switching between your editor and observability tools just to check your app performance while it’s running? GoLand shows you live performance charts for CPU and memory usage in real time directly in the IDE. You’ll find the charts in the “Go Optimization” tool window. #GoLandTip

Cameron Balahan explains why `go fix` is an important addition not just to your code, but the entire Go ecosystem. See what else Cameron had to say at the Go 1.27 release party 👉 https://jb.gg/72xzcr #Golang #GoReleaseParty

Oi, Londoners! 💂 Fancy a cuppa or two with Ainsley Clark? He’ll be at @gdglondon.bsky.social on September 30 to give us the lowdown on `//go:embed`, alongside Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Google @danicat83.bsky.social on AI agents with Go. Grab your seat 👉 https://jb.gg/ximzol

“Platform-independent SIMD in Go” by David Chase and Junyang Shao — https://go.dev/blog/simd-experiment #golang

What change in Go 1.27 is going to have the biggest impact on developers? Marc Dougherty says it’s not generic methods, it’s actually `go fix` – simply because it affects your everyday work. See what else Marc had to say at the Go 1.27 release party 👉 https://jb.gg/72xzcr #Golang #GoReleaseParty

We caught up with Jonathan Amsterdam from the Go team at GopherCon LatAm to talk about the new pkg.go.dev API, static analysis, and providing better insights on package quality for humans and agents. Check out what he had to say!

Are generic methods going to hinder Go code readability? According to Robert Griesemer – no, provided that we use them deliberately where necessary. #Golang #GoReleaseParty

Did you know you can run escape analysis straight from your IDE? Go to the “Go Optimization” window, choose “Escape analysis”, pick a scope, and then just click to run it. The tool lets you analyze a single file or the whole package and choose which message types you want to see. #GoLandTip

Help agents write relevant Golang code with our new set of AI skills – Modern Go Guidelines. They cover the most useful features from Go 1.0 to 1.27, including everything in the `modernize` analyzer, and instruct your agents to write modern idioms 👇 https://jb.gg/x38ieb

Joe Tsai explains the evolution of JSON and why Go needed to implement a JSON v2 package to keep up with the changes. #Golang #GoReleaseParty

Olá, Brasil! 🇧🇷 The GoLand crew is at GopherCon LatAm! Arseniy Terekhov is giving a talk tomorrow, while Ainsley Clark is rallying up the community. And the rest of our team is waiting to meet you at our booth!

Everything you need to know about error handling in Go is now on our blog, courtesy of @christophberger.com. Read the article to learn how to properly wrap, log, and return errors, when to panic or defer, how to handle network and I/O errors, and what mistakes to avoid 👉 https://jb.gg/qz9w5w

Why did the Go team skip generic methods in 1.18, only to bring them back in 1.27? Robert Griesemer breaks down the history of this proposal and how the community feedback made the difference. #Golang #GoReleaseParty

Your code is in GoLand. Now its telemetry can be there too 🔥 Explore logs, metrics, traces, and the service map with the OpenTelemetry plugin for JetBrains IDEs and polish your code and telemetry before deployment. No separate backend needed! 👇 https://jb.gg/otel-in-jb-ides

How many plush Gophers joined us for the Go 1.27 release party? Watch the stream 👉 https://jb.gg/72xzcr and tell us in the comments 💬

Robert Griesemer: ergonomic aspects were the major reason for why the Go team finally adopted generic methods in Go 1.27 – they’re inherently useful, even when not called through interfaces. Mark Freeman explains where the problem with generic interface methods lies in more detail 👇

Missed our release party broadcast? You can still join in on the fun! Pop into the Blue Gopher to hear the Go team talk about generic methods, changes to gopls, JSON v2, and other updates to Go 1.27, as well as the future of the ecosystem. https://jb.gg/72xzcr

We’re going live in 5 minutes! Join us for the Go 1.27 release party with the developers from the Go team, Go educator Jesús Espino, and Go Developer Advocate at @JetBrains Ainsley Clark. Tune in now 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/live/UkswvuLfUMQ #GoReleaseParty

Last chance to get a chef’s table at our Go 1.27 release party tomorrow! Join the developers from the Go team, @jespino.bsky.social, and Ainsley Clark for an exclusive look at what’s happening in the ecosystem, what it means for your code, and how to migrate. Make a reservation 👉 jb.gg/go-127-obs

Next Week (Aug 25), I'll be a guest on the Jetbrains livestream for their Go 1.27 Release party! A few members of the Go team will be discussing new features in the 1.27 release (including json/v2 and generic methods!). See here for details: lp.jetbrains.com/go-127-relea...

Go 1.27 is out and generic methods have landed – a method can now declare its own type parameters. Also in this release: the stdlib `uuid` and `encoding/json/v2` packages, plus a new `goroutineleak` profile. See all these features in action at the Go 1.27 release party on Aug 25 👉 jb.gg/go-127-obs

Last chance to ask the Go team your questions about Go 1.27 – they will answer the most interesting ones live at our release party on August 25 at 4 pm UTC. Head over to Reddit to ask your questions and learn more about the event 👇 https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/s/GutF3F5lOh

Go 1.27 release party is just one week away! The drinks are cooling, the plans are cooking, but have you made your reservation yet? If not, be sure to do it before we have a full house! 👇 https://jb.gg/go-127-obs

What makes @jespino.bsky.social excited about Go 1.27? You’ll probably hear more about it at our release party, but here’s a sneak peek for you 👀 Join us live on August 25 at 4 pm UTC 👉 https://jb.gg/go-127-obs

Lean back, GoLand's got you 😉.

Meet the hosts of the Go 1.27 release party – @jespino.bsky.social and Ainsley Clark. You already know Jesús from his fantastic blog, “Internals for Interns”. He’ll be joined by Ainsley, debuting as Go Developer Advocate at @jetbrains.com. 📅 Aug 25, 4:00 pm UTC 📍 online 🔗 https://jb.gg/go-127-obs

Going to GopherCon UK tomorrow? Be sure to catch Ainsley Clark, our Go Developer Advocate – he's kicking off the day with a talk on staying passionate in the age of AI.

Meet the team members behind @golang.org that will be joining us live for the Go 1.27 release party – @muncus.bsky.social, @cameronb.bsky.social, Robert Griesemer, Alan Donovan, and Joe Tsai. Get your questions ready for a Q&A with them! 📅 Aug 25, 4:00 pm UTC 📍 online 🔗 https://jb.gg/go-127-obs

We’re at @gophercon.com! You can still catch up with our team to talk about #golang or GoLand, grab some swag, and get your ticket to the Go 1.27 release party on August 25! Seattle people, come find us to say hi! 👋

Are you up for a bite with the team after work? Meet us for the Go 1.27 release party! We'll be joined by the people behind the @golang.org 1.27, @jespino.bsky.social, and Ainsley Clark to talk about what’s new in this release. 📅 August 25, 4:00 pm UTC 📍 online 🔗 jb.gg/go-127-obs