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diff --git a/content/go1.11.article b/content/go1.11.article index 558d7cf..e9af576 100644 --- a/content/go1.11.article +++ b/content/go1.11.article @@ -1,38 +1,39 @@ -Go 1.11 is released +# Go 1.11 is released 24 Aug 2018 +Summary: Who says releasing on Friday is a bad idea? 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]]. +You can get it from the [download page](https://golang.org/dl/). 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,”]] +This release adds preliminary support for a [new concept called “modules,”](https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#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]]. +so please make liberal use of the [issue tracker](https://golang.org/issue/new). -Go 1.11 also adds an experimental port to [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#wasm][WebAssembly]] (`js/wasm`). +Go 1.11 also adds an experimental port to [WebAssembly](https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#wasm) (`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 +You can read more about WebAssembly (abbreviated “Wasm”) at [webassembly.org](https://webassembly.org/) +and see [this wiki page](https://golang.org/wiki/WebAssembly) on how to get started with using Wasm with Go. -Special thanks to [[https://github.com/neelance][Richard Musiol]] for contributing the WebAssembly port! +Special thanks to [Richard Musiol](https://github.com/neelance) for contributing the WebAssembly port! We also 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]]. +That said, if you do notice any problems, please [file an issue](https://golang.org/issues/new). -For more detail about the changes in Go 1.11, see the [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11][release notes]]. +For more detail about the changes in Go 1.11, see the [release notes](https://golang.org/doc/go1.11). Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the release! |