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Updated Go 1.6 release party (markdown)

Dave Cheney 2016-01-23 12:26:07 +11:00
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Go-1.6-release-party.md

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Go 1.6 is the 7th release of the language which has been open source since November 10th, 2009 -- that's 6.5 years since the project was open sourced and nearly 4 years since the 1.0 release. Go 1.6 is the 7th release of the language which has been open source since November 10th, 2009 -- that's 6.5 years since the project was open sourced and nearly 4 years since the 1.0 release.
A lot has changed in the language since 1.0, so this is a great opportunity to discuss the improvements landing 1.6. A lot has changed in the language since 1.0, so this is a great opportunity to discuss the improvements landing 1.6.
#### Go 1.6 slide deck
Here a Go 1.6 presentation slide deck from the Go Sydney users' group. Feel free to use this for your meetup.
[talks.godoc.org/github.com/davecheney/gosyd/go1.6.slide](http://talks.godoc.org/github.com/davecheney/gosyd/go1.6.slide)
_Source_: https://github.com/davecheney/gosyd/blob/master/go1.6.slide
_Please send PR's with corrections/additions_
#### Go 1.6 new and noteworthy
_Please help by expanding this section so meetup organisers can share these details with their groups._ _Please help by expanding this section so meetup organisers can share these details with their groups._
- [Go 1.6 release notes (draft)](http://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.6) - [Go 1.6 release notes (draft)](http://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.6)
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_Did you contribute to Go 1.6 and your contribution is not listed here? Edit this page and add some details about what you did._ _Did you contribute to Go 1.6 and your contribution is not listed here? Edit this page and add some details about what you did._
#### Go 1.6 slide deck
Here a Go 1.6 presentation slide deck from the Go Sydney users' group. Feel free to use this for your meetup.
[talks.godoc.org/github.com/davecheney/gosyd/go1.6.slide](http://talks.godoc.org/github.com/davecheney/gosyd/go1.6.slide)
_Source_: https://github.com/davecheney/gosyd/blob/master/go1.6.slide
_Please send PR's with corrections/additions_
### What'll happen if Go 1.6 comes out early? ### What'll happen if Go 1.6 comes out early?
It'll ruin the surprise, but only a little. Being realistic, even without the difficulty of timezones it's impossible to run every meetup at exactly the same time. As mentioned above, Feb 17 is an arbitrary date. It'll ruin the surprise, but only a little. Being realistic, even without the difficulty of timezones it's impossible to run every meetup at exactly the same time. As mentioned above, Feb 17 is an arbitrary date.