Is Go Simple Anymore?

Is Go Simple Anymore?

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February 21, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 59

About this episode

Kris and Matt discuss recent developments in the Go programming language, including a generic methods proposal and insights from the Go Developer Survey.

Another week, another Kris & Matt duo episode! This week, they're talking about Go. They cover the recent generic methods proposal by Robert Griesemer, results from the 2025 Go Developer Survey, some highlights of the 1.26 release, and more! As always, we've got supporter content! This week that includes the survey's tooling data, a deep dive into GOPATH nostalgia and why Go Workspaces can't save the AWS SDK's 70,000+ tags, Kris's research into the entire Go module proxy, and a structural argument for why the module system's base premises don't hold. Not a supporter yet? Fix that today by heading over to https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe where you'll get not only extra content but also higher quality audio. Sign up today! If you prefer to watch this episode, you can view it on YouTube. No episode of Break this week. We'll have more aftershow episodes soon! In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes at https://break.show. Thanks for tuning in and happy listening! Table of Contents: Prologue (00:00:00) Chapter 1: Go Generic Methods Proposal (00:00:46) Chapter 2: Go 1.26 Release Highlights (00:17:07) Chapter 3: Go Developer Survey: Trust & Leadership (00:25:42) Chapter 4…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kris Brandow, Matthew Sanabria

Topics covered

  • Go programming language
  • generic methods proposal
  • Go Developer Survey
  • Go 1.26 release highlights
  • GOPATH nostalgia
  • module system

Keywords

  • Go
  • generic methods
  • Go Developer Survey
  • 1.26 release
  • GOPATH
  • module system
  • AWS SDK
  • tooling data

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Go, AWS SDK, Robert Griesemer, Go Developer Survey, Go module proxy, Go Workspaces, Fallthrough Media

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