GopherCon

As summer and #GopherCon approach, we thought it would be fun to throw it back to GC25. The talks, the hallway track, the community, the memories... it was epic!🗽 Our program for August is live, and we’re officially counting down the days. Grab your ticket at gophercon.com - we’ll see you there. 💛

Are you ready for Go 1.27? Join @goland.jetbrains.com and the @golang.org team tomorrow for the Go 1.27 release party – an online event to discuss all things new in the ecosystem and get you ready to migrate with no fuss. Make a reservation: jb.gg/go-127-ogc

Shooting Episode Two right now here at @gophercon.com #th2053

Many thanks to Apartment 304 for sponsoring our morning break today! #golang #GophersUnite

Coffee with Exhibitors was popular this morning! #golang #GophersUnite

TinyGo air superiority at @gophercon.com #gophercon #golang #tinygo

Curious why there's dinosaur on the loose? Check out the Challenge Series and find out why! #golang #GopherUnite

📣 Heading to #GopherCon today? Miss our Know Before You Go email? Check your inbox (and your Junk/Spam folder)! 📍 Registration opens today at 12:00 PM 🚪 Use the Olive Way entrance and follow the GopherCon signage. Our volunteers will help you find your way. See you soon! 💙 #GophersUnite #golang

What if the future of the web borrowed ideas from a decades-old operating system? 🌐 In this session, @progrium.bsky.social explores how Plan 9 from Bell Labs can be reimagined with Go and WebAssembly, bringing classic systems design into the browser. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Make the most of GopherCon. 🚀 Go deeper with a pre-conference workshop led by experts from across the Go community. Choose from full- and half-day sessions designed to give you practical skills you can use right away. Workshop seats are limited. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

How are mutexes really used in production Go code? 🔒 In this talk, Vladimir Dementyev explores real-world mutex usage patterns by building a mutex linter and sharing practical techniques for catching concurrency bugs before they become costly. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Outside of #GopherCon, telling someone you use Go might earn you a polite smile. At GopherCon, it starts a conversation. 💙 Follow @imtechgirl's conference experience on Instagram and TikTok, and if you're joining us in Seattle, tag us in your favorite moments - we'd love to feature the community!

The best part of GopherCon isn't just the talks. It's the people. 💙 Meet future teammates, collaborators, mentors, and friends who share your passion for #golang. Some of the best moments happen between the sessions. See you in Seattle! 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #SeeYouInSeattle

How do you change 100 million lines of Go? 🤯 In this session, discover how Sung Whang uses AST transformation tools and AI to automate changes across Uber's massive Go monorepo while keeping developers productive. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

📣 Attention Gophers! A few important updates... 🎟️ No late pricing! We're keeping our standard rate to make #GopherCon more accessible. 👥 Group discounts are still available! • 5–9 -> 5% off • 10+ -> 10% off 🏨 Hyatt rooms are still available at the current rate. 🔗 bit.ly/4fue7e9 🎟️ gophercon.com

How close can pure Go get to native performance? 🌙 @elfakhri.bsky.social MD, PhD built a high-performance Lua virtual machine in pure Go, achieving near-native speeds without CGO. In this talk, discover practical optimization techniques you can apply to your own Go projects. 🎟️ gophercon.com

What happens when your C library ignores the Go runtime? 🦆 In this advanced talk, discover how Achille Roussel uses Go's io/fs package to bring DuckDB's I/O back under Go's control and restore observability. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Where is Go headed next? 🛸 Join the Go Team for A Slice of Go's Future, GopherCon 2026's closing panel discussion, and explore some of the community's biggest questions about governance, AI, and security. Don't miss this forward-looking discussion on the future of Go. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

How do you evolve a massive Go codebase without slowing everyone down? 🔧 Discover how Ian Alexander uses automated refactoring to manage large-scale code changes and keep development moving. See how these techniques help make even the biggest code transformations manageable. 🎟️ gophercon.com

Calling all Women Who Go! ☀️ Join us before GopherCon kicks off for an evening of conversation, light bites, and new connections with fellow women in the Go community. We'll be enjoying one of Seattle's beautiful summer evenings in the Hyatt Regency's VIP Lounge. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

How fast can Protobuf parsing get? ⚡ Sunny Young de la Sota is pushing Go parsing throughput to the limit with hyperpb, a high-performance Protobuf parser built for speed. In this talk, see how parser design and compiler optimizations unlock every ounce of performance. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

Ever wish you could see what's happening inside the Linux networking stack? 👀 Join @doniacld.bsky.social to build a network observability tool from scratch with Go and eBPF while learning how to trace traffic, measure latency, and troubleshoot production systems. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust

What does it take to build a language that lasts? ∞ Join Austin for the Opening Keynote as they explore how Go is evolving for the decades ahead while staying true to what made it successful. See how language evolution, AI, and an open governance model are shaping Go's future. 🛸 🎟️ gophercon.com

Find your people at #GopherCon. 🧠 The Neurospicy Meetup is a welcoming space for neurodivergent Gophers to connect over games, conversation, shared interests, and the joy of a good hyperfocus! Included with your conference pass, register your interest on the agenda. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

⏰ 2 weeks left until standard pricing ends! Here's 5 reasons we think you'll love #GopherCon in Seattle: 💙 An incredible community of Gophers 🦀 Really good seafood (You're in Seattle!) 🎤 World-class talks ☀️ Summer in the Pacific Northwest 🐹 Be a part of the original Go conference! 🎟️ gophercon.com

Can Go and AI help save the bees? 🐝 In this talk, discover how Cassie Coyle uses Go, AI, and distributed systems to tackle real-world challenges in beekeeping - from monitoring hive health to detecting swarms. This session is sure to create a buzz! 🐝 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Find your community at #GopherCon. 🌸 The Asian Alliance Meetup is a chance for Asian Gophers and members of the Asian diaspora to connect, share experiences, and build new friendships. Included with your conference pass, just register your interest on the agenda. 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust

What did slog leave on the table? 🪵 Dylan Bourque shows how to extend Go's structured logging with test-friendly output and dynamic log levels for real-world systems. If you build or operate Go services, this talk is full of practical ideas you can use right away. 🚀 🎟️ gophercon.com

Ever wondered how Go talks directly to Linux? 🐧 In this half-day workshop, learn how Vladimir Vivien uses Go to interact with the Linux kernel through system calls, ioctl, mmap, namespaces, and cgroups. Perfect for Gophers building systems software or cloud-native infrastructure. 🎟️ gophercon.com

If Go is memory-safe, where do its vulnerabilities come from? 🔒 Go Security Team Lead @roland.zone shares how the Go team identifies, responds to, and learns from vulnerabilities across the Go ecosystem. Discover what those lessons mean for building more secure Go software. 🎟️ gophercon.com

⏰ Two weeks left to lock in your hotel rate! Stay in the heart of the action at the Hyatt Regency Seattle and enjoy the convenience of being just steps away from everything #GopherCon has to offer for just $199/night. Book by July 21 and get ready for a memorable week in Seattle! 🔗 bit.ly/44iQ6jB

🚨 Save $45 on #GopherCon half-day workshops! Looking for the perfect workshop? @jboursiquot.com's "Agents the Hard Way" will show you how to build production-ready agentic systems in Go without relying on opaque frameworks. 🤖 Register through Wednesday and save $45. 🔗 bit.ly/3SXMm4z #golang

Can AI help build production-ready systems software? 🤖 Discover how Oscar Villavicencio built a pure-Go Tree-sitter runtime that replaces CGO while supporting cross-compilation, WASM, and static binaries. Learn how rigorous testing kept AI-assisted development on track! 🚀 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

Happy 4th of July, Gophers! 🎆 As the USA celebrates 250 years of independence, we're celebrating with a special offer. This weekend only, save $45 on half-day workshops. 🔗 bit.ly/3SXMm4z Light the fuse on your GC26 schedule before this deal goes out with a bang! Register by July 6, 11:59 PM PT. 💥

30 Days to Go! 💥 The countdown is on. In 30 days, the curtain rises on #GopherCon. Be in the room where big ideas are shared, and the future of Go takes center stage. 🎭 Don't throw away your shot to experience talks that won't be seen again until videos roll out over the holidays. 🎟️gophercon.com

Can your worker pool optimize itself? ⚙️ Join Casey Manus to explore how engineering, machine learning, and biology can transform a Go worker pool into a self-optimizing system. Grab your ticket and catch this session live at #GopherCon! 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Life finds a way... 🦖 ...into this year's #GopherCon Challenge Series! Watch the trailer for our Jurassic Park-inspired Capture the Flag adventure and start preparing for your expedition to Isla Nublar. ▶️ youtu.be/QA9itboImlo Brought to you by @codepros.org! #GopherConOrBust #golang

Every engineering team faces challenges at scale - but what do those look like inside Microsoft? 🌍 @gdams.bsky.social will pull back the curtain on how Microsoft uses Go at global scale and the lessons learned along the way. Grab your ticket and catch this session live! 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

The RainGo Connection is a celebration of community, connection, and pride at #GopherCon. 🌈 Included in your conference pass, register your interest on the agenda, come as you are, and let's celebrate #PrideInGo at Union Seattle! 💖 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Every dependency has a cost - even if you don't see it. 🧾 At #GopherCon, Mikayla Toffler reveals what happens after you add a dependency and how the Go linker can quietly inflate your binary. Grab your ticket and catch this session live! 🎟️ gophercon.com #GopherConOrBust #golang

Some of the biggest moments in Go happen at #GopherCon. 🚀 Be the first to hear the latest updates, discover new ideas, and connect with the people shaping the future of Go, months before the talks are released on YouTube. Standard pricing ends in 30 days! Be there when it happens. 🎟gophercon.com

Finding vulnerabilities is only the beginning. What if your tools could help fix them too? 🔍 Join Ravi Sastry Kadali at #GopherCon to explore AI-powered taint analysis for gosec and discover how it can uncover security vulnerabilities earlier. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

One leaked database password. Four hours later, full admin access. 🔐 Join @codepros.org at #GopherCon to learn how attackers chain exploits together - and how to stop them. Using a real Go app, you'll explore threat modeling, attack paths, trust boundaries, and STRIDE. 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

When something goes wrong in production, where do you start? 👀 Join @doniacld.bsky.social at #GopherCon for a practical look at observability in Go, from traces and profiles to eBPF and the kernel. Learn when to use each tool and what insights each layer provides. 🔍 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

Race conditions. Deadlocks. Stuck goroutines. Every Go developer meets them eventually. ⚡ Derek Parker's half-day #GopherCon workshop explores how to find and fix concurrency bugs using the Go toolchain, Delve, tracing, and the race detector. 🎟️ gophercon.com #RoadToGopherCon #golang

The TypeScript port to Go is complete. Now what? 🚀 Join @jakebailey.dev at #GopherCon for a look at what happened after the port, including new tooling, Wasm support, lessons learned, and how Go continues to shape the future of TypeScript. 🎟️ gophercon.com #RoadToGopherCon #golang

As we celebrate Juneteenth, we're proud to continue a #GopherCon tradition: the United Go Meetup. This year's gathering will take place at Gold Coast Kitchen, a West African restaurant built on the idea that food can bring people together. Visit the gophercon.com agenda to register your interest.

Cryptography is changing faster than ever - and Go is evolving with it. 🔐 Join @filippo.abyssdomain.expert for a State of the Union on Go cryptography, post-quantum readiness, new crypto packages, and the work happening behind the scenes to keep Go applications secure. 🚀 🎟️ gophercon.com #golang

The factory must grow! 🏭 What if you could see and play with the hidden transformations happening inside your #golang programs? Join Simon Li at #GopherCon for a unique look at Go's compiler through the lens of Factorio. 🎟️ gophercon.com #RoadToGopherCon #golang

There are a million little things that make #GopherCon magic! 🪄 One of our favorites? Seeing Gophers from around the world gather under one roof at our HQ hotel. With just 50 days to Go, now's the perfect time to visit gophercon.com to book your stay at the Hyatt Regency for just $199/night! 🌙

Your seat at GopherCon might be closer than you think. Each year, Gopher Academy awards a limited number of Diversity Scholarships to help community members attend #GopherCon. We believe our community is strongest when people from different backgrounds come together! 💙 Apply at gophercon.com.