--- title: "Go 1.8 Released" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 147 published_at: "2017-02-16" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/147" --- Go Newsletter 147 . [Read this on the Web](http://golangweekly.com/issues/147) [Go Newsletter](http://golangweekly.com) Issue 147 — February 16, 2017 Featured [Go 1.8 Final Released](https://github.com/golang/go/releases/tag/go1.8?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) news The latest release of Go is out. We’re publishing slightly ahead of any official blog post, but you can download it and read the [release notes](https://beta.golang.org/doc/go1.8) already :-) github.​com [What's New in Go 1.8](http://www.slideshare.net/huazhihao1/what-is-new-in-go-18-72210978?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) slidedeck 26 slides quickly touring what’s new and what’s changed in 1.8. John Hua [Go Web Examples](https://gowebexamples.github.io/?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) Easy to understand snippets on webdev related tasks in Go, inspired by the [Go By Example](https://gobyexample.com/) project. Philipp Tanlak [MySQL for JSON?](https://compose.com/articles/mysql-for-your-json/?utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=go) Many of our customers rely on NoSQL databases, but there are increasing numbers who are looking at relational databases and the cost/benefits of their JSON storage and retrieval capabilities. So, we show you how to use JSON in MySQL. 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