--- title: "Go in uncommon places" publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 388 published_at: "2021-11-19" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/388" --- Plus have you got any ideas for future Go Time episodes? | #​388 — November 19, 2021 [Unsubscribe](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://golangweekly.com/issues/388) Go Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/dpfkuzxn4f8gourloytn.jpg)](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTMRSmuWjhpOx3DIgetfi72jcOGvlqPU5z0Nps24YN6dxaBbu4dWm0FXS2f--D4G2b1aAvTmfqNA2IG/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p) 📊 [Developing Games in Go for the Nintendo Switch](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTMRSmuWjhpOx3DIgetfi72jcOGvlqPU5z0Nps24YN6dxaBbu4dWm0FXS2f--D4G2b1aAvTmfqNA2IG/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p) — A slide deck from the creator of [Ebiten](https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten) on his background and his technical approach to getting a Go-powered game running on the Nintendo Switch. (The UI isn’t obvious, but you _can_ change slides.) Hajime Hoshi slidedeck ▶['Hacking' with Go](https://changelog.com/gotime/205) — This week the Go Time podcast tackles the use of Go in hacking (in the security sense of the word) by way of two security researchers who are familiar with the use of Go in malware, reverse engineering, and more. Go Time Podcast podcast [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/25f586c2.jpg)](https://bridgecrew.io?utm_medium=sponsorednewsletter&utm_source=gonews&utm_campaign=gon211119&utm_content=drswch) [Security Where Code Happens](https://bridgecrew.io?utm_medium=sponsorednewsletter&utm_source=gonews&utm_campaign=gon211119&utm_content=drswch) — Bridgecrew delivers developer-first security automation from commit to cloud. Proactively secure your cloud infrastructure with the all-in-one DevSecOps platform. Bridgecrew sponsor [Debugging a Weird 'File Not Found' Error](https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/11/17/debugging-a-weird--file-not-found--error/) — This is the kind of error that can drive a person to distraction, unless they apply techniques like Julia and figure out how an existing file doesn’t exist to the computer due to problems sharing a Go executable between platforms. Julia Evans [GoReleaser v1.0.0: A Tool for Releasing Go Binaries](https://carlosbecker.com/posts/goreleaser-v1/) — Builds Go binaries for multiple platforms, hooks into CI as needed, creates a GitHub release, and more. [GitHub repo](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser). Carlos Becker **IN BRIEF:** - Have you got any ideas for future episodes of the popular [Go Time podcast](https://changelog.com/gotime)? 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Subha Chanda [Implementing Graceful Shutdown in Go](https://rudderstack.com/blog/implementing-graceful-shutdown-in-go) — Who knew shutting down gracefully can be so complex? Leonidas knew (and know) and runs through some anti-patterns and many use cases of how to shut down properly. Leonidas Vrachnis (RudderStack) [Raspberry Pi GPIO in Go and C](https://youngkin.github.io/post/sunfoundergpionotesrgbled/) — Have a bit of LED fun with Go. If you like a bit of hardware fiddling, you’ll like this. Rich Youngkin [Writing `zsh` Completions for CLIs with Subcommands](https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2021-11-15-zsh-completions-with-subcommands/) — For when you’re not using a framework like [Cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra) that includes autocomplete functionality. 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The basic [adding two numbers example](https://github.com/mmcloughlin/avo/tree/master/examples/add) shows off how it works in a simple way. [This week’s release](https://github.com/mmcloughlin/avo/releases/tag/v0.4.0) adds AVX-512 support. Michael McLoughlin [Build Video for Your Go App That Just Work](https://mux.com/live/?utm_campaign=q4_sponsored_newsletters_21&utm_source=goweekly&utm_medium=cooperpress&utm_content=live) Mux sponsor [Ergo 2.8: A Modern IRC Server/`ircd`](https://github.com/ergochat/ergo) — Formerly known as Oragono (and first linked by us 5 years ago!) this is a Go-powered IRCv3-compatible chat server. Lingamneni, Oaks, Huber, Latt, et al. [Ddosify 0.6: A High-Performance HTTP Load Testing Tool](https://github.com/ddosify/ddosify) — Not sure about the name(!) but this is a highly configurable, Go-powered CLI HTTP load testing tool that allows the specification of HTTP verb, test length, request count, payload, and more. Please use responsibly and only on allowed systems. Ddosify [Limiter: Very Simple Rate Limiting Middleware](https://github.com/ulule/limiter) — Use as middleware with `http`, Gin, or FastHTTP. Uses Redis (optionally). Ulule [HybridCache: Multi-Level Cache Library with Stampede Prevention](https://github.com/cshum/hybridcache) Adrian Shum [Pet: A Simple Command-Line Snippet Manager](https://github.com/knqyf263/pet) Teppei Fukuda 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