#197: The State of Go 1.10

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Golang Weekly Issue 197 — February 8, 2018

Featured Go 1.8.7, 1.9.4, and 1.10rc2 Released Due to Security Issue “By using the clang or gcc plugin mechanism, it was possible for an attacker to trick the “go get” command into executing arbitrary code.” Andrew Bonventre The State of Go 1.10   video  A 24 minute overview of what’s coming up with Go 1.10 given at the Go Devroom at FOSDEM. No time for a video? The slides are here. Francesc Campoy Performance Monitoring for Go, Java, Ruby, and Python Apps Visualize and alert on custom metrics in real-time with Datadog. Utilize distributed tracing and interactive flame graphs to gain full-stack visibility and optimize Go, Java, Ruby, and Python application performance. Try Datadog free. Datadog   sponsored  A Look at Go Framework Popularity An analytical look at 20 different web and microservice frameworks based on stars, commits, issues, and more. Can you guess what won? RedMonk A Guide to Writing Dockerfiles for Go Webapps Incrementally building a basic Dockerfile with live reloading and package management which is then optimized for production with a 100x reduction in size. Shahidh K Muhammed Extending GopherJS A thorough dive into how GopherJS (a Go to Javascript compiler) works and how to extend it with some real-world, browser situations. Caleb Doxsey Jobs Senior Software Engineer Come help WP Engine build our next generation architecture, create new tools for developers, and provide intelligent insights to our 75,000+ customers in 130+ countries. WP Engine Looking for a Job at a Company That Prioritizes Go? Try Vettery and we’ll connect you directly with thousands of companies looking for talented back-end devs. Vettery In Brief A Comprehensive Guide to Publishing Go Libraries   tutorial  Covers dependencies, docs, tests, CI, and licensing. Dara Hayes Simply Scale Go-libvirt with Code Generation on DigitalOcean   tutorial  Use code generation to extend libvirt’s extensive API without leaving the comfortable environment of Go. DigitalOcean   sponsored  Instrumenting a Go Service for Prometheus   tutorial  Includes writing your own custom metrics, as well. Alex Dzyoba Building a JSON API in Go   tutorial  Cory Finger An Intro to dep: How to Manage Your Go Project Dependencies   tutorial  Ying Kit Yuen Writing a Space Invaders Game with Go   tutorial  Sau Sheong Chang A Simple Echo Server in Go   tutorial  Ben Hyrman Advanced Go Debugging with Delve   video  Derek Parker Linux Cloud Hosting Starting at 1GB of RAM for $5/mo   tools  Linode Cloud Hosting   sponsored  GoReleaser: Deliver Go Binaries As Fast and Easily As Possible   tools  Built with CI tools in mind. Goreleaser Butler: An Assistant to Scaffold New Projects   tools  butler can create a new project based on a template, which is just a git repository. netzkern AG gijit: A Just-In-Time Trace-Compiled Go REPL   code  Jason E.​ Aten DNSCrypt-Proxy 2: A Flexible DNS Proxy, with Support for Encrypted DNS Protocols   code  Frank Denis govmomi: Go library for the VMware vSphere API   code  VMware goiv: A Simple Image Viewer Written in Pure Go   code  Milan Nikolic packr: Embed Static Files Into Go Binaries   code  github.​com New: Go Error Logging SDK ⚡ Fast Debugging ROLLBAR   sponsored  Golang Weekly is curated by Peter Cooper and Glenn Goodrich Read this issue on the Web See our archives Change your email address Stop getting this newsletter Published by Cooperpress Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK