A string of new releases, plus an interview with the creators of Gaal

golang.org/x/tools v0.50.0 releasedBlog: Finding unreachable functions with deadcode by Alan DonovanRuss Cox leaves google, and opines on LLMs for debuggingCoding agent guidelines for modern GoJonathan's new podcast: Better Than VibesInterview with Ron EvansTinyGoYzmaOxideThe Citizen Developerawesome-tinygokronkTinyGo Conference 2026GoLabGo Education ProjectCharm ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Conferences and MeetupsFyne Conf 2026 @ Eindhoven, NL, Sept 11West/Central African Gophers Meetup, Sept 31 OnlineGopherCon Africa 2026 @ Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 15-17ReleasesGo 1.27.1 and Go 1.26.8Reddit discussiongolang.org/x/crypto v0.56.0TinyGo 0.42gopherlint 1.27.1Accepted proposal: net/http.MethodQuery constantBlog: twice as fast or 1.5x slower? Go 1.27 encoding/json/v2 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In which Jonathan and Shay dig through the top highlights of Go's new release, Go 1.27!Release notesInteractive release notes"If you use this package, you will go straight to hell."Visit cupogo.dev for our website which has various hyperlinks to other websites and is made of mostly 1s and 0s. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is sponsored by C1.ai! Thanks C1.ai for hosting the podcast and the meetup. C1.ai is hiring!Thanks James Heller for co-hosting <3 This episode was recorded live at C1.ai as part of GoSF Meetups which Shay helps organize. If you're in the Bay Area, we'd love to have you.For all the links go to cupogo.dev.NewsWhy Go is an Ideal Language for AI-Assisted Software EngineeringVulnerability Reports Are Not Special AnymoreGitHub MCP Server 1.8.0Interview with C1's CTO, Paul Querna ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🧶 Proposal: remove string(int)Go 1.26.6 & 1.25.13 releasedVulnerabilities in golang.org/x/mod⚡ Lightning round🪵 Logrus v1.10.0 releasedchi v5.3.2 released💩 CRAP ReportInterview with the Gaal teamGaal projectWeb siteGitHubXBlueskyGreg QuallsWeb siteGitHubXBlueskyLinkedInGuilluame MoigneuGitHubXBlueskyLinkedInMichael GaillardGitHub ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Go 1.26.6 & 1.25.13 pre-release announcementGo SF Meetup, Aug 26GopherCon Israel CFP extended through Aug 15Discussion: A more robust proposal processInterview with Kemal AkkoyunEpisode 44: Interview with Jon BodnerDatadog APMchecklocks ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

oapi-codegen v2.8.0 released with OpenAPI 3.1 support🚫 Proposal accepted: Drop support for net/http.Transport.CancelRequest🗑️ Blog post: Watching Go's new garbage collector move through the heap by Phil Eaton⚡ Lightning Round🕸️ typst-go-wasm🤖 Microsoft Agent Framework for Go ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

ProposalsAccepted: testing: allow examples with any signatureAccepted: maps: add Identical funcAccepted: sync/atomic: add Max/Min operatorsNo proposal (!?): add algebraic enum typesLightning roundGoLand 2026.2 Is Now AvailableG#Interview with Peter DownsGitHubpgtestdbpgmigratePersonal web siteTwitterCloudXPocketBase ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Go 1.26.5 and Go 1.25.12 are releasedEpisode 54: 🛡️ Focus on security & crypto w/ Filippo ValsordaGopherJS 1.21.0 releasedEpisode 53: Gleefully announcing new releases and projects from around the 🌌 GopherVerse & GopherJS interview with Grant NelsonGopherCon Israel CFPProposal accepted: net/url: MustParseLightning RoundUsing Go for Mobile Apps by David NewswangerGo-based TypeScript 7.0 reaches release candidate stageInterview with Patricio DiazLinkedIngo-crapcargo-crapHexaGoGopherCon Latamgo-testgenGo Struct Analyzer ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jonathan and Shay talk about the show itself; a bit of context and history, what they like, what they don't like, and how it will change in the future.The main thing is it's still a short, focused, Go news program! But we discuss ways to improve it and increase its reach.Shoutout to My First Million's episode: "We hit record on our private strategy session" for the idea. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★