| Go 1.11 is released |
| 24 Aug 2018 |
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| Andrew Bonventre |
| andybons@golang.org |
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| * Introduction |
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| Who says releasing on Friday is a bad idea? |
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| Today the Go team is happy to announce the release of Go 1.11. |
| You can get it from the [[https://golang.org/dl/][download page]]. |
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| There are many changes and improvements to the toolchain, runtime, and libraries, but two features stand out as being especially exciting: modules and WebAssembly support. |
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| This release adds preliminary support for a [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#modules][new concept called “modules,”]] an alternative to GOPATH with integrated support for versioning and package distribution. |
| Module support is considered experimental, and there are still a few rough edges to smooth out, so please make liberal use of the [[https://golang.org/issue/new][issue tracker]]. |
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| Go 1.11 also adds an experimental port to [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11#wasm][WebAssembly]] (`js/wasm`). |
| This allows programmers to compile Go programs to a binary format compatible with four major web browsers. |
| You can read more about WebAssembly (abbreviated “Wasm”) at [[https://webassembly.org/][webassembly.org]] and see [[https://golang.org/wiki/WebAssembly][this wiki page]] on how to get started with using Wasm with Go. |
| Special thanks to [[https://github.com/neelance][Richard Musiol]] for contributing the WebAssembly port! |
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| We also want to thank everyone who contributed to this release by writing code, filing bugs, providing feedback, and/or testing the betas and release candidates. |
| Your contributions and diligence helped to ensure that Go 1.11 is as bug-free as possible. |
| That said, if you do notice any problems, please [[https://golang.org/issues/new][file an issue]]. |
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| For more detail about the changes in Go 1.11, see the [[https://golang.org/doc/go1.11][release notes]]. |
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| Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the release! |
