--- title: "Go Newsletter Issue #123" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 123 published_at: "2016-08-18" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/123" --- Go Newsletter 123 . [Read this on the Web](http://golangweekly.com/issues/123) [Go Newsletter](http://golangweekly.com) Issue 123 — August 18, 2016 Featured [Go 1.7 Final Released](https://blog.golang.org/go1.7?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) news The big change: A new SSA-based compiler (for 64 bit x86 only) that promises improved performance. There’s also a new port for Linux on IBM System z, plus the [context package](https://golang.org/pkg/context/) has been added. Chris Broadfoot [A Walkthrough of Go's Encoding Package](https://medium.com/@benbjohnson/go-walkthrough-encoding-package-bc5e912232d?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial The latest in a series of walkthroughs to help you understand the Go standard library better. Ben Johnson [Looking At Your Program’s Structure in Go 1.7](https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2016/08/go-1.7-ssa.html?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Go 1.7 features a new SSA-based compiler backend that can output some interesting intermediate analysis of your code’s internal structure. Paul Smith [Converting and importing shapefiles for Compose PostgreSQL and MongoDB](https://www.compose.com/articles/geophile-converting-and-importing-shapefiles-for-compose-postgresql-and-mongodb/?utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=go-newsletter&utm_campaign=geo-shapefiled-postgres-mongodb) In this article, we discuss how to convert shapefiles into SQL and GeoJSON and import them into Compose PostgreSQL and MongoDB. 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Josh Baker [Atlantis: Open Source PaaS Built on Docker](https://github.com/ooyala/atlantis?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tools A PaaS for HTTP apps built on Docker and written in Go that makes it easy to build and deploy apps in a safe, repeatable fashion, and flexibly route requests to the appropriate containers. Ooyala Jobs [Backend Engineer - Spruce Health](https://boards.greenhouse.io/sprucehealth/jobs/73674#.V5_LCtArIUF) Join a fast-growing startup bringing modern messaging and telemedicine to healthcare. We're looking for a key member of the team to help scale our platform - written entirely in Go, built as microservices. Spruce Health [Stop wasting time - know what you'll earn before the interview](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=petercooperpress&utm_campaign=q3-16-gonewsletter) On Hired, sign up in 10 minutes and get offers from top companies like GitHub, Uber, & Stripe. 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Michał Łowicki [OOP and Go… Sorta](https://medium.com/behancetech/oop-and-go-sorta-c6682359a41b?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Amy Chen [Writing a Simple, Persistent Key-Value Store in Go](https://www.opsdash.com/blog/persistent-key-value-store-golang.html?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial RapidLoop [Synchronizing State with Mutexes in Go](https://kylewbanks.com/blog/tutorial-synchronizing-state-with-mutexes-golang?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Kyle W.​ Banks [Accessing an Oracle DB in Go](https://gocodecloud.com/blog/2016/08/09/accessing-an-oracle-db-in-go/?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Paul Fortin [Free eBook: Automate your Development Workflow with Docker](http://resources.codeship.com/ebooks/automate-development-workflow-with-docker?utm_source=goweeklysecondary) tutorial Learn how to use Docker to solve the problems of inconsistent environments on varying deployment targets and how to build an app to run inside an isolated Docker Container. 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Sina Siadat [Jet 2.0: A Fast and Easy-to-Use Template Engine for Go](https://github.com/CloudyKit/jet?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) code CloudyKit [Brooce: A Language-Agnostic Job Queue with a Redis Backend](https://github.com/SergeyTsalkov/brooce?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) code Sergey Tsalkov [LF: A Terminal File Manager, Inspired by Ranger](https://github.com/gokcehan/lf?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) code github.​com [golexa: A Library to Handle Alexa Custom Skill Requests](https://github.com/b00giZm/golexa?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) code Pascal Cremer Go Newsletter is curated by [Peter Cooper](https://twitter.com/peterc) [Read this issue on the Web](http://golangweekly.com/issues/123) [See our archives](http://golangweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*) Published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/) Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK