--- title: "We're back, and Go 1.17 came out" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 376 published_at: "2021-08-27" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/376" --- Plus the usual releases, Go vs C#, and help taking Go serverless. | #​376 — August 27, 2021 [Unsubscribe](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://golangweekly.com/issues/376) Go Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/c3oqvq0jlmqyttjgei3i.jpg)](https://go.dev/blog/go1.17) [Go 1.17 Released](https://go.dev/blog/go1.17) — Unfortunately, my brief vacation was.. _poorly timed_, given that a big Go release dropped just as it begun! If it has flown under your radar till now, though, here it is. Here are [the full 1.17 release notes](https://golang.org/doc/go1.17), but improvements and changes include: - Compiler improvements yielding a [~5% performance gain.](https://golang.org/doc/go1.17#compiler) (Or [a lot more](https://twitter.com/__Achille__/status/1431014148800802819), if you're lucky!) - 64 bit ARM support on Windows. - [Pruned module graphs](https://golang.org/doc/go1.17#go-command) in Go 1.17 modules. - `unsafe.Add` and `unsafe.Slice` The Go Team [Tidying Up the Go Web Experience with `go.dev`](https://go.dev/blog/tidy-web) — Back in 2019 the Go team unveiled [go.dev](https://go.dev/) which was intended to be a new central place for Go related information, although [golang.org](https://golang.org/) has lived on till now. The plan, however, is to move everything over to the new domain. This has been mildly controversial, however, as many people prefer the classical homepage. 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Fauna sponsor **QUICK BITS:** - [Go 1.17 fares very nicely](https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/go-csharpcore.html) against C# on the good old _Computer Language Benchmarks Game._ - [Gitea 1.15.0](https://blog.gitea.io/2021/08/gitea-1.15.0-is-released/), the latest version of a popular Go-based git forge system, has been released. - Want to use Redis as a durable database? Amazon has unveiled [MemoryDB for Redis](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-memorydb-for-redis-a-redis-compatible-durable-in-memory-database-service/), a Redis _compatible_ managed service aimed at primary database use. - Matt Holt, of the Caddy project, [went on the Go Time podcast to discuss Caddy,](https://changelog.com/gotime/193) its history, and his work on building Caddy v2. [Error Stack Traces in Go with `x/xerror`](https://brandur.org/fragments/go-xerror) — _“Go’s last standing major weakness is error handling.”_ Not sure everyone would agree with that, but the author does go on to show how the `x/xerror` package gives better context to errors than the core package. Brandur Leach Jobs [100% Remote: Deutschsprachiger Golang Developer (m/w/d) Gesucht](https://www.fireballlabs.com/jobs/golang-developer) — Adtech basierend auf Golang, MySQL, Clickhouse, Redis, ein Umzug von Baremetal in die Cloud: wir haben viel vor. Bist du dabei? Fireball Labs GmbH [Golang Developer at X-Team (Remote)](https://x-team.com/remote-go-developer-jobs/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=email-ad&utm_campaign=cooperpress-go&utm_content=go) — Join the most energizing community for developers and work on long-term projects for Riot Games, FOX, Sony, Coinbase, and more. X-Team [Find Tech Jobs with Hired](https://hired.com/join/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=%28b2c%29%28l-all%29%28r-all%29%28cooper-golangweekly%29&utm_content=find-your-next-job) — Create a profile on Hired to connect with hiring managers at growing startups and Fortune 500 companies. It's free for job-seekers. Hired [The Underutilized Usefulness of `sync.Once`](https://blog.chuie.io/posts/synconce/) — A fantastic example of why you might use this to tidy up code where an expensive single operation might be cached for future runs. Jason Chu [Using Go Generics](https://medium.com/@scott_white/using-go-generics-57fba3edecdd) — Scott applies generics (in the 1.18 tip) to a real-world problem to find out first-hand the benefits, disadvantages, along with what he did and didn’t like about them. Scott White [Building Production Ready REST APIs in Go](https://tutorialedge.net/courses/go-rest-api-course/) Elliot @ TutorialEdge.net sponsor [Build Scalable Applications with AWS Lambda and Go](https://arielorozco.com/build-scalable-applications-with-aws-lambda-and-go) — A straightforward overview of how and why to consider the serverless approach for Go apps. Ariel Orozco [Brooks, Wirth and Go](https://www.fredrikholmqvist.com/posts/brooks-wirth-go/) — A great read on two giants in the software industry, their maxims and beliefs, how far we’ve strayed from them, ending with a nice word about the language that is “stuck in the 70s.” Fredrik Holmqvist 🛠 Code & Tools [Gateway: A Drop-In Replacement for `net/http` for AWS Lambda and API Gateway](https://github.com/apex/gateway) — Replace `ListenAndServe` with `gateway.ListenAndServe` and this makes it easier to get existing `net/http` facing code running with API Gateway and AWS Lambda. Apex [Acmez 1.0: Premier ACME Client Library for Go](https://github.com/mholt/acmez) — This client is meant to be built into servers (not a CLI) and is inspired by the particular requirements of[Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/). Matt Holt [sqlc 1.9: Generate Type Safe Go(lang) from SQL](https://github.com/kyleconroy/sqlc) — You write SQL queries, run `sqlc` to generate code and interfaces for those queries, then write Go code that calls the aforementioned code. [v1.9.0](https://github.com/kyleconroy/sqlc/releases/tag/v1.9.0) adds support for views, `pgx/v4`, and subqueries in `SELECT`s. Kyle Conroy [ReGit: A Tiny Git-Compatible Git Implementation in Go](https://github.com/WithGJR/regit-go) — Mostly implemented as an experiment for learning purposes. WithGJR **QUICK RELEASES:** [GLAuth 2.0](https://github.com/glauth/glauth) – LDAP authentication server. [GitHub CLI 2.0](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.0.0) – Official GitHub CLI client. [rqlite 6.2.0](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/releases/tag/v6.2.0) – Distributed database built on SQLite. [Spotify 2.0](https://github.com/zmb3/spotify) – Go wrapper for Spotify's Web API. [slides 0.5.0](https://github.com/maaslalani/slides/releases/tag/v0.5.0) – Terminal based slidedeck tool. [Go Micro 3.6.0](https://github.com/asim/go-micro) – Distributed systems framework. Curated by [Glenn Goodrich](https://twitter.com/ruprict) and [Peter Cooper](https://twitter.com/peterc). [Change your email address](https://golangweekly.com/edit_subscription/*|UID|*) or[Stop getting this newsletter](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*) © Cooper Press Ltd · Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Louth, LN11 0LS, United Kingdom