The Go Project
Go is an open source project developed by a team at Googleand many contributors from the open source community. Go is distributed under aBSD-style license.
Version history
Release History
Asummaryof the changes between Go releases.
Go 1 and the Future of Go Programs
What Go 1 defines and the backwards-compatibility guarantees one can expect as Go 1 matures.
Developer Resources
Source Code
Check out the Go source code.
Discussion Mailing List
A mailing list for general discussion of Go programming.
Questions about using Go or announcements relevant to other Go users should be sent to golang-nuts.
Developer Mailing List
Thegolang-dev mailing list is for discussing code changes to the Go project.
Code Review Mailing List
Thegolang-codereviews mailing list is for actual reviewing of the code changes (CLs).
Checkins Mailing List
A mailing list that receives a message summarizing each checkin to the Go repository.
Build Status
View the status of Go builds across the supported operating systems and architectures.
FAQ
Answers to common questions about Go.
How you can help
Reporting issues
If you spot bugs, mistakes, or inconsistencies in the Go project's code or documentation, please let us know by filing a ticket on ourissue tracker. (Of course, you should check it's not an existing issue before creating a new one.)
We pride ourselves on being meticulous; no issue is too small.
Security-related issues should be reported to
[email protected].
See thesecurity policyfor more details.
Community-related issues should be reported to [email protected]. See theCode of Conductfor more details.
Contributing code & documentation
Go is an open source project and we welcome contributions from the community.
To get started, read thesecontribution guidelinesfor information on design, testing, and our code review process.
Checkthe trackerfor open issues that interest you. Those labeled help wanted are particularly in need of outside help.