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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.
	# 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.