Enhancements in Go 1.25: Unicode and Runtime Improvements

It's August, which means we've got a fresh new Go release! In this episode, Kris and Matt pick up the "What's New in Go?" series with an edition for the Go 1.25 release.

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Notes:

• Go 1.25 Release Notes

Table of Contents:

• Prologue (00:01:19)
• Chapter 1: Tools (00:03:58)
• Chapter 2: Runtime (00:16:23)
• Chapter 3: Compiler (00:25:03)
• Chapter 4: Standard Library (00:29:59)
• Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions and Panic & Recover (01:04:38)
• Epilogue (01:07:45)

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• (01:19) - Prologue
• (03:58) - Chapter 1: Tools
• (16:23) - Chapter 2: Runtime
• (25:03) - Chapter 3: Compiler
• (29:59) - Chapter 4: Standard Library
• (01:04:38) - Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions and Panic & Recover
• (01:07:45) - Epilogue