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+# The VS Code Go extension joins the Go project
+09 Jun 2020
+Summary: Announcement of VS Code Go's move to the Go project.
+
+The Go & VS Code Teams
+
+##
+
+When the Go project began, “an overarching goal was that Go do more to help the
+working programmer by enabling tooling, automating mundane tasks such as code
+formatting, and removing obstacles to working on large code bases”
+([Go FAQ](https://golang.org/doc/faq#What_is_the_purpose_of_the_project)).
+Today, more than a decade later, we continue to be guided by that same goal,
+especially as it pertains to the programmer’s most critical tool: their editor.
+
+Throughout the past decade, Go developers have relied on a variety of editors
+and dozens of independently authored tools and plugins. Much of Go’s early
+success can be attributed to the fantastic development tools created by the Go
+community. The
+[VS Code extension for Go](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-go), built using
+many of these tools, is now used by 41 percent of Go developers
+([Go developer survey](https://blog.golang.org/survey2019-results)).
+
+As the VS Code Go extension grows in popularity and as
+[the ecosystem expands](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJfdWzBHwE), it
+requires
+[more maintenance and support](https://twitter.com/ramyanexus/status/1154470078978486272).
+Over the past few years, the Go team has collaborated with the VS Code team to
+help the Go extension maintainers. The Go team also began a new initiative to
+improve the tools powering all Go editor extensions, with a focus on supporting
+the
+[Language Server Protocol](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/)
+with [`gopls`](http://golang.org/s/gopls) and
+[the Debug Adapter Protocol with Delve](https://github.com/go-delve/delve/issues/1515).
+
+Through this collaborative work between the VS Code and Go teams, we realized
+that the Go team is uniquely positioned to evolve the Go development experience
+alongside the Go language.
+
+As a result, we’re happy to announce the next phase in the Go team’s
+partnership with the VS Code team: **The VS Code extension for Go is officially
+joining the Go project**. With this come two critical changes:
+
+1. The publisher of the plugin is shifting from "Microsoft" to "Golang".
+2. The project's repository is moving to join the rest of the Go project at [https://github.com/golang/vscode-go](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go).
+
+We cannot overstate our gratitude to the community of those who have helped
+build and maintain this beloved extension. We know that innovative ideas and
+features come from you, our users. The Go team’s primary aim as owners of the
+extension is to reduce the burden of maintenance work on the Go community.
+We’ll make sure the builds stay green, the issues get triaged, and the docs get
+updated. Go team members will keep contributors abreast of relevant language
+changes, and we’ll smooth the rough edges between the extension’s different
+dependencies.
+
+Please continue to share your thoughts with us by filing
+[issues](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/issues) and making
+[contributions](https://github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/master/docs/contributing.md)
+to the project. The process for contributing will now be the same as for the
+[rest of the Go project](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html). Go team
+members will offer general help in the #vscode channel on
+[Gophers Slack](https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/), and we’ve also created
+a #vscode-dev channel to discuss issues and brainstorm ideas with contributors.
+
+We’re excited about this new step forward, and we hope you are too.
+By maintaining a major Go editor extension, as well as the Go tooling and
+language, the Go team will be able to provide all Go users, regardless of their
+editor, a more cohesive and refined development experience.
+
+As always, our goal remains the same: Every user should have an excellent
+experience writing Go code.
