Shhh.. Go's getting a 'secret mode'

#​582 — December 10, 2025 Read the Web Version 🗓️ A quick note that Go Weekly will be moving to Fridays in January 2026. We still have one more week before the Christmas break, though: we'll be back next Wednesday with our 2025 roundup!__Your editor,...

When doomed stubs attack: blockchain voting and proof of work

If cryptocurrencies aren’t managed by any central authority, what’s to stop anyone just printing themselves some money and spending it on pizza? The answer, excitingly, is “math”.

OpenSource Fridays Brasil

I was in a live stream with Pachi Parra, talking a bit about my background, and about GoReleaser.

Go 1.25.5-1 and 1.24.11-1 Microsoft builds now available

A new release of the Microsoft build of Go including security fixes is now available for download. The post Go 1.25.5-1 and 1.24.11-1 Microsoft builds now available appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.

Reddit's migration from Python to Go

#​581 — December 3, 2025 Read the Web Version Go Weekly Getting Started with Go on the Nintendo 64 — EmbeddedGo is a fork of the standard Go compiler that adds support for bare-metal compilation targeting numerous devices, now includ...

Go still supports building non-module programs with GOPATH

Announcing GoReleaser v2.13

Happy thanksgiving - GoReleaser v2.13 is here!

Splintered failure modes in Go

A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. — Segal’s Law Take this example: func validate(input string) (bool, error) { // Validation check 1 if input == "" { return false, nil } // Validation check 2...

Pointer pop quiz

Here’s a silly example extracted from real code. Does this program print true or false?

Becoming a Product Engineer: First Steps

Quick takeaways Developers are often kept in “golden cages” - treated as coding monkeys receiving tasks without understanding the broader context or product vision Requirements are usually incomplete or wrong - understanding the business context helps developers spot...