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| author | Andrew Bonventre <andybons@gmail.com> | 2018-08-24 16:22:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Andrew Bonventre <andybons@golang.org> | 2018-08-24 21:59:16 +0000 |
| commit | 20308729f35c575d388f036ec2afafdc338774fe (patch) | |
| tree | 7a1f36a3ae6172e24342516df632a726f0214e76 | |
| parent | 88f526a9f954c28acf35dc7a7d5f5729d880bfea (diff) | |
blog: add go1.11.article
Change-Id: I9cbf74da0ac85747e96fc461066c1ca6d66fa28e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/131340
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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diff --git a/content/go1.11.article b/content/go1.11.article new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64f03eb --- /dev/null +++ b/content/go1.11.article @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Go 1.11 is released +24 Aug 2018 + +Andrew Bonventre +andybons@golang.org + +* Introduction + +Who says releasing on Friday is a bad idea? + +Today the Go team is happy to announce the release of Go 1.11. +You can get it from the [[https://golang.org/dl/][download page]]. + +There are many changes and improvements to the toolchain, runtime, and libraries, but two features stand out as being especially exciting: modules and WebAssembly support. + +This release adds preliminary support for a [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#modules][new concept called “modules,”]] an alternative to GOPATH with integrated support for versioning and package distribution. +Module support is considered experimental, and there are still a few rough edges to smooth out, so please make liberal use of the [[https://golang.org/issue/new][issue tracker]]. + +Go 1.11 also adds an experimental port to [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#wasm][WebAssembly]] (`js/wasm`). +This allows programmers to compile Go programs to a binary format compatible with four major web browsers. +You can read more about WebAssembly (abbreviated “Wasm”) at [[https://webassembly.org/][webassembly.org]] and see [[https://golang.org/wiki/WebAssembly][this wiki page]] on how to get started with using Wasm with Go. +Special thanks to [[https://github.com/neelance][Richard Musiol]] who led the effort. + +We want to thank everyone who contributed to this release by writing code, filing bugs, providing feedback, and/or testing the betas and release candidates. +Your contributions and diligence helped to ensure that Go 1.11 is as bug-free as possible. +That said, if you do notice any problems, please [[https://golang.org/issues/new][file an issue]]. + +For more detail about the changes in Go 1.11, see the [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11][release notes]]. + +Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the release! |