Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 24/09/2026“Platform-independent SIMD in Go” by David Chase and Junyang Shao — go.dev/blog/simd-experiment #golang 0358
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 18/09/2026Time to set up gVisor to sandbox even the GUI applications I run? Back when we started gVisor I never imagined we'd run anything this complex. It's amazing to see how far the project has come! gvisor.dev/blog/2026/09...gvisor.devWho needs VMs? Run systemd and full Linux desktop apps in gVisor 1130
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 16/09/2026“Size-Specialized Memory Allocation” by Michael Matloob — go.dev/blog/size-specialized-alloca… #golang 0236
Reposted by Michael Prattthepudds @thepudds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’m very, very happy to share that I have just joined the core Go team at Google to work on the Go runtime and compiler! I’ve been pitching in as an external contributor since 2018, but now my very enjoyable hobby is becoming my day job 😅 (Also, my name is PJ 👋) 121868
Reposted by Michael PrattBryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The revolt of the reader bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/05/t...bcantrill.dtrace.orgThe revolt of the reader | The Observation Deck 1112331
Reposted by Michael Prattrain 🌦️ @sunshowers.io · 04/09/2026One recently-added section to our RFD 576 says that in public writing it's worth avoiding even the appearance of AI slop -- both at the content and at the text levelrfd.shared.oxide.computer576 - Using LLMs at Oxide | RFD | Oxide 4697
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 02/09/2026“Goroutine Leak Profiles” by Vlad Saioc — go.dev/blog/goroutine-leak-profiles #golang 0235
Reposted by Michael PrattAnton Zhiyanov @antonz.org · 27/08/2026I've updated the "Go features by version" list with the latest changes from 1.27. This is not a replacement for release notes, but rather a quick summary of major features in any given Go version. antonz.org/go-features/... 1243
Reposted by Michael PrattAnton Zhiyanov @antonz.org · 25/08/2026The new JSON package is finally production-ready in Go 1.27, so I've updated my JSON v2 guide. It explains all the main differences between the json and json/v2 packages, with interactive examples for each one. Check it out! antonz.org/go-json-v2antonz.orgJSON evolution in Go: from v1 to v2Reviewing the key changes in json/v2. 2427
Reposted by Michael PrattMarkus 🤓✨ @markus.maragu.dev · 19/08/2026No more creating non-nil empty lists for JSON. 🥳 061
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 19/08/2026Generic methods! encoding/json/v2! goroutine leak profiles! Dare I say this is the best Go release yet? 2233
Reposted by Michael PrattAnton Zhiyanov @antonz.org · 17/08/2026The goroutine leak detector will become generally available in Go 1.27. But did you know you can also use synctest (Go 1.25+) to catch goroutine leaks in tests? See how the two approaches compare: antonz.org/detecting-go...antonz.orgDetecting goroutine leaks with synctest/pprofExplore different types of leaks and how to detect them in modern Go versions. 072
Reposted by Michael PrattDaniel Lemire @lemire.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Go 1.27 will make some allocations cheaper lemire.me/blog/2026/08/15/go-1-27-w… 1204
Reposted by Michael PrattDaniel Lemire @lemire.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Profile-guided optimization in Go lemire.me/blog/2026/08/09/profile-g… 043
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 09/08/2026I just finished Toward Eternity by @antonhur.com. Beautiful story and definitely my favorite book I've read this year. And I found it thanks to BlueSky! 1173
Reposted by Michael PrattLiz Rice 💛💙🐝 @lizrice.com · 03/08/2026🪫Anyone else finding that their #iPhone is draining battery a lot faster than usual? Mine has been going into adaptive power mode every day for at least the last week or so and barely makes it through the day without a recharge, even though battery health is reported as 100% 6113
Reposted by Michael PrattPhil Eaton @eatonphil.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I wrote an article about Go's new Green Tea garbage collector. Paywall has expired, give it a read. theconsensus.dev/p/2026/07/19... 0396
Reposted by Michael PrattICFP Programming Contest 2026 @icfpcontest.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This year's ICFP programming contest has begun! To get started, read the textbook: icfpcontest2026.com/textbook 075
Reposted by Michael PrattGopherCon @gophercon.com · 15/07/2026What 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 081
Reposted by Michael Prattroland.zone @roland.zone · 08/07/2026excited to talk about the (mostly) boring vulns we have, with a slight digression about how LLMs have completely turned the way vulns are found upside down 🙃 0254
Reposted by Michael PrattRuss Cox @swtch.com · 08/07/2026TypeScript is now officially written in Go. 29015
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 07/07/2026🎊 Go 1.27 Release Candidate 2 is released! 🔐 Security: Includes 2 security fixes to the standard library. 🏃♀️ Run it in dev! Run it in prod! File bugs! go.dev/issue/new 📣 Announcement: groups.google.com/g/golang-ann... 📦 Download: go.dev/dl/#go1.27rc2 #golang 0408
Reposted by Michael PrattAditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Election Day is a good day to remind you that you can now request a mail ballot for the general election (or all elections this calendar year, including special elections). No need to wait in line at the polls next time! You can request it online - it takes 30 seconds! requestballot.vote.nyc 164
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 18/06/2026🎊 Go 1.27 Release Candidate 1 is released! 🏃♂️ Run it in dev! Run it in prod! File bugs! go.dev/issue/new 🔈 Announcement: groups.google.com/g/golang-announce… 📦 Download: go.dev/dl/#go1.27rc1 #golang 26114
Reposted by Michael PrattJake Bailey @jakebailey.dev · 15/06/2026This is a fun one: I just sent go.dev/cl/790740, which elides method wrappers for embedded types at offset zero, common for mixins/inherited data types. Doing this removes 60 _thousand_ method wrappers from tsgo's AST package, dropping the compilation of our main exe from 49s to 28s on my machine. 3656
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 25/05/2026New rule dropped: anything above 11239 isn't the real Brooklyn. 030
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 18/05/2026apnews.com/article/mamd... NY to tax second homes in NYC worth >$5M Real internet commenter: “This will disproportionately negatively affect middle-class people and families” LMAOapnews.comNew York to tax luxury second homes in NYC but stops short of hiking income taxes on the wealthyNew York state lawmakers are expected to place a new tax on luxury second homes in New York City, appeasing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his progressive base as he moves to fund his ambitious agenda on th... 191
Reposted by Michael PrattFelix Geisendörfer @felixge.de · 06/05/2026PSA: Green Tea GC in go1.26 is incredible 🚀 This is what we saw for two big Go services. We'll try to gather more data and share it soon. 3377
Reposted by Michael PrattJake Bailey @jakebailey.dev · 06/05/2026My talk was accepted to GopherCon 2026 in Seattle! I'm back with more TypeScript+Go goodness, this time with another year's worth of experience under our belt. I had a blast at last year's conference, so here's to yet another one! www.gophercon.com/agenda/speak... 1463
Reposted by Michael PrattFilippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 28/04/2026A bit over two years after starting to work on it... Go is officially FIPS 140-3 certified 💥 csrc.nist.gov/projects/cry... I am pretty confident Go is now one of the most—if not the most—seamless and complete FIPS 140-3 compliance solutions... with a single env var, out of the box. 928962
Reposted by Michael PrattCarmen H. Andoh @carmatrocity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026csrc.nist.gov/projects/cry... CMVP has (finally!) Validated the Go Crytogrpahy Module for FIPS 140-3. Congrats and Thank you to @geomys.org and @filippo.abyssdomain.expertcsrc.nist.govCryptographic Module Validation Program | CSRC | CSRCWelcome to the CMVP The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) is a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Department of Commerce and the Canadian C... 093
Reposted by Michael PrattLiz Rice 💛💙🐝 @lizrice.com · 26/04/2026@philpearl.bsky.social looked at #golang Swiss tables performance ⭐️ philpearl.github.io/post/swissing_a_table/philpearl.github.ioSwissing a table · Phil Pearl's BlogMoving step by step from a simple hash table to a “swiss table” — the design behind Go’s new map implementation. 0102
Reposted by Michael PrattMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 12/04/2026Here's an example. Average rent in LA for a 1 BR is $2500. A woman that lives in LA and earns an hourly wage, knows that if she can't work for a month, she needs to come up with $2500 or she will be homeless. After bills, she has only $200 left over. She saves almost all of it, and doesn't eat out. 1333
Reposted by Michael PrattDamien Neil @misago.org · 08/04/2026Holy cheese my untyped composite literal proposal from 2015 just got accepted. #golang github.com/golang/go/is...github.comproposal: spec: type inferred composite literals · Issue #12854 · golang/goComposite literals construct values for structs, arrays, slices, and maps. They consist of a type followed by a brace-bound list of elements. e.g., x := []string{"a", "b", "c"} I propose adding unt... 4314
Reposted by Michael PrattDavid Buchanan @retr0.id · 29/03/2026>benchmark perf improvements >it's slower 41287
Reposted by Michael PrattQuim Muntal @qmuntal.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Compiler nerd joy: making some #golang switch statements ~2.5x faster ⚡ go.dev/cl/756340go.devGerrit Code Review 1242
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 24/03/2026“Type Construction and Cycle Detection” by Mark Freeman — go.dev/blog/type-construction-and-c… #golang 0259
Reposted by Michael PrattAlan Donovan @adonovan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Find out how the source-level inliner in Go 1.26 can help you with API migrations. go.dev/blog/inlinergo.dev//go:fix inline and the source-level inliner - The Go Programming LanguageHow Go 1.26's source-level inliner works, and how it can help you with self-service API migrations. 15513
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 11/03/2026“//go:fix inline and the source-level inliner” by Alan Donovan — go.dev/blog/inliner #golang 0325
Reposted by Michael PrattMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/02/2026Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here. 5099271412
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 27/02/2026“Allocating on the Stack” by Keith Randall — go.dev/blog/allocation-optimizations #golang 1447
Reposted by Michael Prattjub0bs @jub0bs.com · 26/02/2026🚀 "spec: generic methods for Go" has been accepted! You will soon (1.27?) be able to declare (on concrete types only) methods that introduce type parameters, i.e. type parameters other than the ones (if any) that come from the method's receiver. github.com/golang/go/is... #golanggithub.comspec: generic methods for Go · Issue #77273 · golang/goProposal: Generic Methods for Go A change of view. Background For clarity, in the following we use the term concrete method (or just method when the context is clear) to describe a non-interface me... 3113
Michael Pratt @prattmic.com · 24/02/2026My phone is now hot but the best part is I’m not sure if that is from the CPU emulator or from GitHub trying to render the 14k source file when I went to see how this works. 2100
Reposted by Michael PrattFilippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 20/02/2026Dependabot security alerts have terrible signal-to-noise ratio, especially for Go vulns. That hurts security! Just turn it off and set up a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck and the other running CI with the latest version of your deps. Less work, less risk, better results!words.filippo.ioTurn Dependabot OffI recommend turning Dependabot off and replacing it with a pair of scheduled GitHub Actions, one running govulncheck, and the other running CI against the latest version of your dependencies. 49220
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 17/02/2026“Using go fix to modernize Go code” by Alan Donovan — go.dev/blog/gofix #golang 06122
Reposted by Michael PrattAnton Zhiyanov @antonz.org · 11/02/2026Go 1.26 is out, and the announcement says: "Over the next few weeks, follow-up blog posts will cover some of the topics in more detail. Check back later." So you can wait a few weeks OR you can read my interactive Go 1.26 tour right away: antonz.org/go-1-26antonz.orgGo 1.26 interactive tourNew with expressions, type-safe error checking, and faster everything. 15214
Reposted by Michael PrattJake Bailey @jakebailey.dev · 11/02/2026Some pretty awesome improvements in 1.26 for compiling/testing typescript-go. With a clean build/test cache, running the full test suite used to take 3m45s, but now takes just 2m10s. 2635
Reposted by Michael PrattGo @golang.org · 10/02/2026“Go 1.26 is released” by Carlos Amedee, on behalf of the Go team — go.dev/blog/go1.26 #golang 16217