Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering
327 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsYour source for diverse discussions from around the Go community. This show records LIVE every Tuesday at 3pm US Eastern. Join the Golang community and chat with us during the show in the #gotimefm channel of Gophers slack. Panelists include Mat Ryer, Jon Calhoun, Natalie Pistunovich, Johnny Boursiquot, Angelica Hill, Kris Brandow, and Ian Lopshire. We discuss cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker… oh and also Go! Some people search for GoTime or GoTimeFM and can’t find the show, so now the strings GoTime and GoTimeFM are in our description too.
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Episodes
Local cert management for mere mortals
April 17, 2024 15:00 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode, Ben Burkert & Chris Stolt join Johhny to explore the ups & downs of trying to get secure local development environments set up, why it’s hard & what you can do about it.
Ship software, not code
April 09, 2024 20:30 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBNatalie is joined by Carlos Becker (a Brazil-based software developer who maintains GoReleaser and other OSS software) to discuss how GOOS and GOARCH spark joy.
The magic of a trace
April 03, 2024 18:15 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBFelix Geisendörfer & Michael Knyszek join Natalie to discuss Go execution traces: why they’re awesome, common use cases, how they’ve gotten better of late & more.
Debugging
March 26, 2024 20:15 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn this episode Matt, Bill & Jon discuss various debugging techniques for use in both production and development. Bill explains why he doesn’t like his developers to use the debugger and how he prefers to only use techniques available in production. Matt expresses a few counterpoints based on his different experiences, and then the group goes over some techniques for debugging in production.
Questions from a new Go developer
March 20, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIn this episode we answer any/all questions from a new Go developer. Features, best practices, quirks of the language… it’s all on the table for discussion.
Jumping into an existing codebase
March 12, 2024 20:45 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBJumping into a codebase you’re unfamiliar with can be challenging. Are there better & worse ways to go about it? In this episode, Ian gathers a panel (Johnny, Kris & Jon) to discuss the ins & outs of familiarizing yourself with an existing codebase.
How long until I lose my job to AI?
March 05, 2024 19:30 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBWe’re all thinking about it and wondering if our job is safe from AI. Maybe. Maybe not. In this episode Johnny Boursiquot is joined some industry veterans who have been through multiple innovation cycles to share their insights and advice on this subject.
Creating art & visualizations with Go
February 27, 2024 21:10 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBAngelica is joined by the wonderful Anthony Starks to discuss creative coding to create art & visualizations with Go. Anthony is an independent developer/designer interested in data visualization, generative art, building tools & combining art + code.
Foundations of Go performance
February 20, 2024 19:30 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn the first of a multi-part series, Ian & Johnny are joined by Miriah Peterson & Bryan Boreham to peel back the first layer of the things that matter when it comes to the performance of your Go programs.
Gophers Say! GopherCon EU Athens 2024
February 14, 2024 17:00 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MBOur award winning worthy survey game show is back, this time Mat Ryer hosts it live on stage at GopherCon EU Athens 2024! Join in & play along as we see which team can better guess what these GopherCon gophers had to say!
What's new in Go 1.22
February 07, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBOur “what’s new in Go” correspondent, Carlana Johnson, joins Johnny & Ian to discuss what’s new with the latest iteration of Go in version 1.22.
Go Capture the Flag! 🚩
January 31, 2024 16:30 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBAngelica is joined by Neil S Primmer & Benji Vesterby to share their experience organizing “Capture the Flag” at GopherCon 2023. CTF events involve teams vying for supremacy as they strive to gather digital flags (presented as strings) and successfully submit them to the competition organizers. In essence, it’s a thrilling “scavenger hunt for nerds.” Join us as we unravel the intricacies and excitement of this unique gaming experience!
300 multiple choices
January 23, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBOver the past 8 years, Go Time has published 300 episodes! In this episode, the panel discusses which ones they loved the most, some current stuff that’s in the works, what struggles the podcast has had & what we’re planning for the future.
All about Kafka
January 16, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBIn this episode Matt joins Kris & Jon to discuss Kafka. During their discussion they cover topics like what problems Kafka helps solve, when a company should start considering Kafka, how throwing tech like Kafka at a problem won’t fix everything if there are underlying issues, complexities of using Kafka, managing payload schemas, and more.
What's new in Go's cryptography libraries: Part 2
December 12, 2023 21:15 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBFilippo Valsorda & Roland Shoemaker from the Go Team return & bring Nicola Murino with them to continue catching us up on what’s new in Go’s crypto libraries. This is everything we didn’t cover + deep dives from Part 1!
Event-driven systems & architecture
November 14, 2023 22:05 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBEvent-driven systems may not be the go-to solution for everyone because of the challenges they can add. While the system reacting to events published in other parts of the system seem elegant, some of the complexities they bring can be challenging. However, they do offer durability, autonomy & flexibility. In this episode, we’ll define event-driven architecture, discuss the problems it solves, challenges it poses & potential solutions.
Principles of simplicity
November 08, 2023 13:15 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBRob Pike says, “Simplicity is the art of hiding complexity.” If that’s true, what is simplicity in the context of writing software in Go? Is it even something we should strive for? Can software be too simple? Ian & Kris discuss with return guest sam boyer.
What's new in Go's cryptography libraries: Part 1
November 01, 2023 15:15 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBFilippo Valsorda & Roland Shoemaker from the Go Team sit down with Natalie to catch us up on what’s new in Go’s crypto libraries. No, not that crypto… good ol’ cryptography! Don’t miss Part 2!
The se7en deadly sins of Go
October 25, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBJohn Gregory’s GopherCon talk “7 Deadly Gopher Sins” is the ostensible basis of this spooky Go Time episode, but with Mat Ryer at the helm… the only thing to expect is the unexpected. And failed jokes. Expect lots of failed jokes.
Experiences from GopherCon 2023
October 11, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBThe 10th GopherCon took place the last week of September and it was a blast. In this episode, we’re talking about our experiences at the conference from several different viewpoints. Angelica as a conference organizer, Johnny as an emcee and workshop instructor, Kaylyn as a speaker, and Kris as a regular attendee.
Zero Trust & Go
September 27, 2023 15:45 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBMichael Quiqley from NetFoundry joins Natalie to discuss Zero Trust concepts, why they are important for secure systems & how to implement them in Go.
Go templating using Templ
September 13, 2023 15:15 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBGo’s known for it’s fantastic standard library, but there are some places where the libraries can be challenging to use. The html/template package is one of those places. So what alternatives do we have? On today’s episode we’re talking about Templ, an HTML templating language for Go that has great developer tooling. Co-hosts Kris Brandow and Jon Calhoun are joined by Adrian Hesketh, the creator of Templ, and Joe Davidson, one of the maintainers on the project.
Prototyping with Go
September 07, 2023 13:45 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBV Körbes returns to talk prototyping with Natalie, Johnny & Kris. Is Go good for prototyping? What makes a language prototypable, anyway? How does space radiation fit in to all this? Tune in and ride along to find out!
What's new in Go 1.21
August 30, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBOur “what’s new in Go” correspondent Carl Johnson joins Johnny & Kris yet again to discuss what’s new with the latest iteration of Go in version 1.21.
A deep dive into Go's stack
August 11, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBA technical dive into how the Go stack works and why we as programmers should care.
Building world-class developer experiences
August 02, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBToday we’re talking with Alice Merrick & Andy Walker about building a world-class developer experience. You know it when you see it, things just feel right. But it’s more than just a pleasant UI or lipstick on a pig (which is a saying), it really matters.
So do we like Generics or not?
July 25, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBSo, do we like generics or not? Some people feared they’d be the end of the language. Others were very hopeful, and had clear use cases, and were thrilled about the feature coming to the language. It was also often touted as the reason a lot of people didn’t adopt Go. So what do we think now? Mat and Kris are joined by Roger Peppe and Bryan Boreham to discuss the state of Generics in Go.
The tools we love
July 19, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBThe Go ecosystem has a hoard of tools and editors for Gophers to choose from and it can be difficult to find ones that are a good fit for each individual. In this episode, we discuss what tools and editors we’re using, the ones we wish existed, how we go about finding new ones, and why we sometimes choose to write our own tools.
Gophers Say! GopherCon EU 2023
July 11, 2023 18:45 - 25 minutes - 24 MBOur award winning worthy survey game show is back, this time Mat Ryer hosts it live on stage at GopherCon Europe 2023! Elena Grahovac joins forces with Björn Rabenstein to battle it out with Alice Merrick & Mohammed S. Al Sahaf. Let’s see who can better guess what the GopherCon Europe gophers had to say!
The solo gopher
July 05, 2023 20:45 - 57 minutes - 53 MBMany Gophers build projects as a team of one. Sometimes these are side projects, other times they are projects used by millions of people but who are still maintained by a single individual. In this episode, the panel discusses techniques for developing and maintaining Go projects as a solo developer.
K8s vs serverless for distributed systems
June 29, 2023 21:20 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBListener Joe Davidson recently tweeted: “I’d really be interested in an episode debating Kubernetes vs serverless functions for distributed systems. As someone working a lot with serverless to create large scale systems, for me the complexity in Kubernetes doesn’t seem worth it, especially when onboarding new people. But I’d like to see it from the other perspectives. I could be missing something.” So we invited Joe on the show alongside Abdel Sghiouar and Srdjan Petrovic to discuss!
Neurodiverse gophers
June 21, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBKaylyn Gibilterra returns as Natalie & the gang take our diversity conversation one step further. This time we’re talking about neurodiversity as it relates to being a developer, a manager, a conference participant & more.
Wait for it...
June 13, 2023 20:30 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBOur guests helped create a ML pipeline that enabled image processing and automated image comparisons, enabling healthcare use cases through their series of microservices that automatically detect, manage, and process images received from OEM equipment. In this episode they will chat through the challenges and how they overcame them, focusing specifically on the wait strategy for their ML Pipeline Healthcare Solution microservices. We’ll also touch on how improvements were made to an open sour...
Of prompts and engineers
June 06, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBTips, tricks, best practices and philosophical AI debates abound when OpenAI ambassador Bram Adams joins Natalie, Johnny & Mat to discuss prompt engineering.
The files & folders of Go projects
May 31, 2023 19:15 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBReturn guests Ben Johnson & Chris James join Mat & Kris to talk about the files and folders of your Go projects, big and small. Does the holy grail exist, of the perfect structure to rule them all? Or are we doomed to be figuring this out for the rest of our lives?
How to ace that talk
May 23, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBNow that you’ve aced that CFP, the gang is back to share our best tips & tricks to help you give your best conference talk ever.
HallwayConf! A new style of conference
May 12, 2023 12:45 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBConferences are an integral part of the Go community, but the experience of conferences has remained the same even as the value propositions change. In this episode we discuss what conferences generally provide, how value propositions have changed, and what changes conference organizers could make to realign their conference experience to a new set of value propositions.
Go + Wasm
May 04, 2023 15:30 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThe DevCycle team joins Jon & Kris for a deep conversation on WebAssembly (Wasm) and Go! After a high-level discussion of what Wasm is all about, we learn how they’re using it in production in cool and interesting ways. We finish up with a spicy unpop segment featuring buzzwords like “ChatGPT”, “LLM”, “NFT” and “AGI”
Diversity at conferences
April 27, 2023 16:45 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBGo conferences are not as diverse as we’d like them to be. There are initiatives in place to improve this situation. Among other roles, Ronna Steinberg is the Head of Diversity at GopherCon Europe. In this episode we’ll learn more about the goal, the process and the problems, and how can each one of us help make this better.
Domain-driven design with Go
April 13, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBMatthew Boyle, the author of Domain-Driven Design with Golang, sits down with Jon & Mat to talk about (you guessed it!) DDD with Go.
The biggest job interview of GPT-4's life
April 06, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBMat & Johnny interview everyone’s favorite LLM (Natalie with a special hat on) to see if it’d make a good hire as a Go dev. Also, Mat tries to turn it into his very own creepy robot by asking personal questions about his co-hosts. Things get weird. In a good way?
Cross-platform graphical user interfaces
March 30, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBWe’re joined by the creators of Wails and Fyne to dig into writing Go code for different architectures and operating systems.
Hacking with Go: Part 4
March 23, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBOur “Hacking with Go” series continues! This time Natalie & Johnny are joined by Ivan Kwiatkowski & Juan Andrés Guerrero-Saade and the conversation is we’re focused around generics and AI.
The bits of Go we avoid (and why)
March 16, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThe panel discuss the parts of Go they never use. Do they avoid them because of pain in the past? Were they overused? Did they always end up getting refactoring out? Is there a preferred alternative?
This will blow your docs off
March 10, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIn a world where most documentation sucks, large language models write better than humans, and people won’t be bothered to type full sentences with actual punctuation. Two men… against all odds… join an award-worthy podcast… hosted by a coin-operated, singing code monkey (?)… to convince the developer world they’re doing it ALL wrong. Grab your code-generator and heat up that cold cup of coffee on your desk. Because this episode of Go Time is about to blow your docs off!
What's new in Go 1.20
February 16, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBOur “what’s new in Go” correspondent Carl Johnson joins Mat & Johnny to discuss… what’s new in Go 1.20, of course! What’d you expect, an episode about Rust?! That’s preposterous…
Is htmx the way to Go?
February 09, 2023 17:30 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBA quick look at the history of building web apps, followed by a discussion of htmx and how it compares to both modern and traditional ways of building.
How to ace that CFP
February 02, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBIt’s “Call For Papers” (CFP) season in Go land, so we gathered some seriously experienced conference organizers to help YOUR submission be the best ever.
Long-term code maintenance
January 27, 2023 20:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBOle Bulbuk & Sandor Szücs join Natalie to discuss the ins & outs of long-term code maintenance. What does it take to maintain a codebase for a decade or more? How do you plan for that? What about inheriting a codebase for the long term? Oh, and (how) can AI help?
Who owns our code? Part 2
January 19, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBTech lawyer Luis Villa returns to Go Time to school us once again on the intellectual property concerns of software creators in this crazy day we live in. This time around, we’re focusing on the implications of Large Language Models, code generation, and crazy stuff like that.