Go 1.21 Release: Addition of Generics

Our “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.

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Featuring:

• Carl Johnson – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Kris Brandow – GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Go 1.21 Release Notes
• What Carl worked on for Go 1.21
• “Waterfall” doesn’t mean what you think it means

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!