/golang-stay-updated
Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases.
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Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases.
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golang-stay-updated.SKILL.mdname: golang-stay-updated
description: "Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases."
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code or similar AI coding agents, and for projects using Golang.
metadata:
author: samber
version: "1.2.4"
openclaw:
emoji: "📰"
homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang
requires:
bins:
- go
install: []
allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Bash(go:*) Bash(golangci-lint:*) Bash(git:*) Agent WebFetch WebSearch<!-- markdownlint-disable table-column-style -->
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
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name: golang-stay-updated
description: "Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases."
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code or similar AI coding agents, and for projects using Golang.
metadata:
author: samber
version: "1.2.4"
openclaw:
emoji: "📰"
homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang
requires:
bins:
- go
install: []
allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Bash(go:*) Bash(golangci-lint:*) Bash(git:*) Agent WebFetch WebSearch<!-- markdownlint-disable table-column-style -->
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
AI agent skills are reusable instruction sets that extend your coding assistant with domain-specific expertise, loaded on demand so they don't bloat your context. This repository covers Go-specific skills only (language, testing, security, observability, etc.)
Other skills on cc-skills-golang.
- /golang-benchmark
Golang benchmarking, profiling, and performance measurement. Use when writing, running, or comparing Go benchmarks, profiling hot paths with pprof, interpreting CPU/memory/trace profiles, analyzing results with benchstat, setting up CI benchmark regression detection, or
Open skill - /golang-cli
Golang CLI application development. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing a Go CLI tool — especially for command structure, flag handling, configuration layering, version embedding, exit codes, I/O patterns, signal handling, shell completion, argument validation, and CLI
Open skill - /golang-code-style
Golang code style conventions — line length and breaking, variable declarations, control flow clarity, when comments help vs hurt. Use when writing or reviewing Go code, asking about style or clarity, or establishing project coding standards. Not for naming conventions (→ See
Open skill - /golang-concurrency
Golang concurrency patterns. Use when writing or reviewing concurrent Go code involving goroutines, channels, select, locks, sync primitives, errgroup, singleflight, worker pools, or fan-out/fan-in pipelines. Also triggers when you detect goroutine leaks, race conditions,
Open skill - /golang-context
Idiomatic context.Context usage in Golang — propagation through API boundaries, cancellation, timeouts and deadlines, request-scoped values, context.WithoutCancel for background work outliving requests. Apply when designing context propagation across layers, debugging leaked or
Open skill - /golang-continuous-integration
CI/CD pipeline configuration using GitHub Actions for Golang projects — testing, linting, SAST, security scanning, code coverage, Dependabot, Renovate, GoReleaser, code review automation, and release pipelines. Use when setting up or improving Go project CI, configuring GitHub
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