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Notes on debugging standard and third-party Emacs code

Building cgo code without a C compiler?

#​617 — September 11, 2026 Read the Web Version Go Weekly Could Go Build cgo Packages Without a C Compiler? — Cross-compiling with import "C" can be painful as it needs a C toolchain. This proposal would let packages that only call p...

Go 1.27.1-2 Microsoft build now available

A new release of the Microsoft build of Go is now available for download. The post Go 1.27.1-2 Microsoft build now available appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.

Understanding Testcontainers: The Ryuk Reaper

If you’ve used Testcontainers in any language (Go, Java, .NET, Python, Node, Rust), you’ve probably noticed an extra container hanging around in your docker ps output while your tests run. Its image is testcontainers/ryuk, and its name follows a pattern that varies by...

The prospect for language independent tooling for making code changes

Go code can now run before your OS does

#​616 — September 4, 2026 Read the Web Version Go Weekly Go 1.27 Can Now Find Leaked Goroutines — Go 1.27 added a goroutineleak profile that spots goroutines permanently blocked on channels or sync primitives, even in production. It p...

Go 1.27.1-1 and 1.26.8-1 Microsoft builds now available

A new release of the Microsoft build of Go is now available for download. The post Go 1.27.1-1 and 1.26.8-1 Microsoft builds now available appeared first on Microsoft for Go Developers.

Goroutine Leak Profiles

Go 1.27 includes new goroutine leak profiles.

Stage One

This week, I checked into Stanford’s oncology department. I walked out of my doctor’s office having learned that I may have stage 1 cancer. “May” is an uncomfortable place to be. There is no certainty until surgeons remove parts of the tumor and pathology...