Go is an open source programming language that enables the production of simple, efficient, and reliable software at scale.

Edmonton Go is a meetup to collaborate, discuss, and learn Go.

Meetups

October 2014 Meetup

The Standard Library.

We get started at 6:30 pm. Pizza provided. Please RSVP at Meetup and/or Google+. Talks Using Hugo Nathan Youngman Hugo is a fast and modern static website engine written in Go. Use it to for your blog or website. I came for the easy concurrency, I stayed for the easy composition John Graham-Cumming A talk from dotGo (video, source) The Go Standard Library Daniel Huckstep Daniel Huckstep is the author of Go, The Standard Library.

September 2014 Meetup

Docker, Templates, Packages.

Please RSVP at Meetup and/or Google+. We get started at 6:30 pm, pizza is provided. Talks Docker @fnichol Docker has been taking the cloud by storm. Come learn about containers and distributed applications. (slides) Related: Why Did Docker Catch on Quickly and Why is it so Interesting? Docker closes $40M Series C funding HTML Templates @MatthiasStone Building on the introduction to text/template from June, Matthias will show us how to use the HTML template facilities that come with the Go standard library.

August 2014 Meetup

Zombie robot hack night.

Please RSVP at Meetup and/or Google+. Hack Night Bring your laptop. Pair up and control a Sphero using Go. We’re building a multi-player zombie game with Gobot. (slides, code) 6:30pm Devour the provided pizza. 7:00pm Program room for a short presentation. 7:20pm Form teams and setup around the Sphero arena. Sphero Future of Playtime (video) Happy accident: Sphero makes the move from toy to teaching Online Talks The State of Go by Andrew Gerrand Why We Use Go at Apcera by Derek Collison Testing Techniques by Andrew Gerrand “Lexical Scanning in Go” and “Cuddle: an App Engine Demo” More at GopherVids Resources The Go Programming Language Gopher Community on Slack Job board at golangprojects.

Where

Hosted at Startup Edmonton
Suite 301, 10359 - 104 Street

When

Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm.

How to get there

By transit: From Bay Station walk north on 104th St. to Mercer Warehouse.
By car: Check ParkingPanda for rates on Rogers Place event nights.