Go 2 and the future of Go (Go Time #80)

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We’re back! Panelists Mat Ryer, Johnny Boursiquot, Jaana B. Dogan, and Mark Bates discuss Go 2, the future of Go, what they like and don’t like, and what they would add or remove.

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Featuring:

• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jaana Dogan – Website, GitHub, X
• Mark Bates – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Go 2, here we come!
• Go 2018 survey
• New error proposal
• GopherCon 2017: Russ Cox - The Future of Go
• Dave Cheney’s The Past, Present and Future of Go slides

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