--- title: "Get your generics here with 1.18 beta 1." publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 392 published_at: "2021-12-17" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/392" --- Plus a map/reduce framework for Go, and a Go powered game to play. | #​392 — December 17, 2021 [Unsubscribe](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Read on the Web](https://golangweekly.com/issues/392) Go Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/btc9x1opf5j4cgfugfj5.jpg)](https://go.dev/blog/go1.18beta1) [Go 1.18 Beta 1 is Available (with Generics)](https://go.dev/blog/go1.18beta1) — It’s here! It’s here! Just in time for the holidays! The preview release of Go 1.18 with generics (and a few other very nice new features) is ready for you to play with (and test). The final release isn’t due until 2022 so there’s plenty of time. See [the draft release notes](https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.18) for more. Russ Cox [gqlclient: GraphQL Client and Code Generator for Go](https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/gqlclient) — It can parse a GraphQL schema and generate Go types as needed. It can also parse query documents and generate Go functions. _(As an aside, it’s so nice to link to something hosted on [sourcehut](https://sr.ht/) instead of GitHub for a change :-))_ Simon Ser [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/20ef9813.jpg)](https://bridgecrew.io/resource/cloud-security-and-gitops-checklist?utm_medium=sponsorednewsletter&utm_source=gonews&utm_campaign=gon211217&utm_content=gitopscl) [Six Power Rules for Secure GitOps](https://bridgecrew.io/resource/cloud-security-and-gitops-checklist?utm_medium=sponsorednewsletter&utm_source=gonews&utm_campaign=gon211217&utm_content=gitopscl) — Take advantage of GitOps agility without losing sight of cloud security best practices. 👀 Follow these steps to provision faster and more reliably while automating proactive security-as-code. 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[Replacing `interface {}` with `any`](https://github.com/golang/go/commit/2580d0e08d5e9f979b943758d3c49877fb2324cb) — Don’t worry about this syntactic sugar until you’re working on Go 1.18, but it’s a type alias to be aware of and might save a little typing time in future ;-) Russ Cox [When to Use Generics in Go?](https://teivah.medium.com/when-to-use-generics-in-go-36d49c1aeda) — And here’s a well-timed and well-written piece on when you can and can’t use generics along with some discussion around appropriate use cases. Teiva Harsanyi [Awesome Go Education: Links to Go Tutorials](https://mehdihadeli.github.io/awesome-go-education/) — If you’re a fan of those ‘awesome’ lists of curated links, this new one covers tutorials in about 30 broad categories such as error handling, microservices, and debugging. Early days, but if you have tutorials of your own you’re encouraged [to contribute here](https://github.com/mehdihadeli/awesome-go-education/blob/main/contributing.md). 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[![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60/ppgeurwj7cefrmts0ca0.jpg)](https://rocketnine.itch.io/monovania) [Monovania: A 2D Puzzle Platformer Built with Ebiten](https://rocketnine.itch.io/monovania) — Built with Go’s popular Ebiten 2D game library for the [Metroidvania Month 14](https://itch.io/jam/metroidvania-month-14) game jam, you can play the game online at the main link above or [get the source here](https://code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/monovania). _(Note: I found you have to click on the browser again to give the game keyboard access, but then it's fine.)_ rocketnine 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