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diff --git a/content/gophercon.article b/content/gophercon.article index e7d8931..c0f0a47 100644 --- a/content/gophercon.article +++ b/content/gophercon.article @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ -GopherCon 2014 Wrap Up +# GopherCon 2014 Wrap Up 28 May 2014 +Summary: In April this year 700 gophers descended upon Denver to attend [GopherCon](http://www.gophercon.com/), the world's first large-scale Go conference, organized entirely by the community. The three day event featured 24 talks and one panel discussion in a single track over two days, followed by an informal "hack day" full of code, conversation, and more than 4 hours (!) of lightning talks. Andrew Gerrand adg@golang.org -* Introduction +## -In April this year 700 gophers descended upon Denver to attend [[http://www.gophercon.com/][GopherCon]], +In April this year 700 gophers descended upon Denver to attend [GopherCon](http://www.gophercon.com/), the world's first large-scale Go conference, organized entirely by the community. The three day event featured 24 talks and one panel discussion in a single track over two days, followed by an informal "hack day" full of code, conversation, @@ -14,24 +15,24 @@ and more than 4 hours (!) of lightning talks. .image gophercon/image02.jpg -A [[http://confreaks.com/events/gophercon2014][complete set of video recordings]] is now available -(the [[https://github.com/gophercon/2014-talks][slides are here]]). +A [complete set of video recordings](http://confreaks.com/events/gophercon2014) is now available +(the [slides are here](https://github.com/gophercon/2014-talks)). Two keynotes framed the conference: -- Rob Pike's opening talk [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoS7DsT1rdM]["Hello, Gophers!"]] ([[https://talks.golang.org/2014/hellogophers.slide][slides]]) - discusses the history of Go by walking through two of the first Go programs. -- Andrew Gerrand's closing talk [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGmK_Z1Zl0]["Go for gophers"]] ([[https://talks.golang.org/2014/go4gophers.slide][slides]]) explains - the Go design philosophy through the lens of his personal experience learning the language. + - Rob Pike's opening talk ["Hello, Gophers!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoS7DsT1rdM) ([slides](https://talks.golang.org/2014/hellogophers.slide)) + discusses the history of Go by walking through two of the first Go programs. + - Andrew Gerrand's closing talk ["Go for gophers"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGmK_Z1Zl0) ([slides](https://talks.golang.org/2014/go4gophers.slide)) explains + the Go design philosophy through the lens of his personal experience learning the language. One talk that resonated with members of the Go team was Peter Bourgon's -[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-RLAl7iOI]["Best practices for Production Environments"]] -([[http://peter.bourgon.org/go-in-production/][notes]]). +["Best practices for Production Environments"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-RLAl7iOI) +([notes](http://peter.bourgon.org/go-in-production/)). From deployment to dependency management, it answers many frequently asked questions about Go use in the real world and is a must-see for anyone serious about building systems in Go. -But, really, you should just [[http://confreaks.com/events/gophercon2014][watch them all]]. +But, really, you should just [watch them all](http://confreaks.com/events/gophercon2014). They're great. The Go Gopher was everywhere. @@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ which now accompany the original blue one: .image gophercon/image01.jpg -The gopher was also seen wearing a cape on the side of the incredible [[https://coreos.com/][CoreOS]] bus: +The gopher was also seen wearing a cape on the side of the incredible [CoreOS](https://coreos.com/) bus: .image gophercon/image00.jpg @@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ Martin), the excellent speakers, and the tireless volunteers that pitched in to make the event such a success. We look forward to GopherCon 2015, which promises to be bigger and better still. -But if you really can't wait, we'll see you at [[http://www.dotgo.eu/][dotGo]] in Paris on the 10th of October! +But if you really can't wait, we'll see you at [dotGo](http://www.dotgo.eu/) in Paris on the 10th of October! |