--- title: "#176: Using Go Assembly in 6 Examples" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 176 published_at: "2017-09-07" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/176" --- Golang Weekly 176 . [Read this on the Web](https://golangweekly.com/issues/176) [Golang Weekly](https://golangweekly.com) Issue 176 — September 7, 2017 Featured [Using Go Assembly in 6 Examples](http://davidwong.fr/goasm/?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) A hands-on introduction, organized around a handful of annotated example programs, of using Go’s assembly features. Here’s a [simpler intro](https://goroutines.com/asm) to get the idea. David Wong [NGINX Unit: A New Open Source App Server That Supports Go](https://www.nginx.com/products/nginx-unit/?utm_source=golangweekly&utm_medium=email) A new, lightweight, app server from NGINX designed for dynamic and distributed applications. In beta, it currently supports Go, PHP and Python. 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