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Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

Russ Cox on passing the torch

Oct 3, 2024
Russ Cox, a pivotal member of the Go team at Google since 2008 and former tech lead, discusses his exciting transition as he hands over leadership to Austin Clements, who has been deeply involved with the Go project for over a decade. Cherry Mui, the new tech lead of the Go core team, shares insights on enhancing collaboration within the Go ecosystem. The trio dives into the importance of nurturing new leaders, the ongoing evolution of Go, and how community engagement shapes the language’s future.
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Quick takeaways

  • The transition in leadership within the Go team highlights the importance of fresh perspectives to foster innovation and growth.
  • Austin and Cherry prioritize community engagement to create a more inclusive environment, democratizing discussions beyond prominent figures.

Deep dives

Critique of Public Clouds

Public clouds are often criticized for being overly complex and not developer-friendly. A comparison is made between public cloud services and managing a simple dedicated server, highlighting how the former can be unnecessarily intricate for deploying applications. The speaker shares personal frustrations with deploying a straightforward app, emphasizing that current public clouds seem more tailored for platform teams than for individual developers. This perspective underlines the need for a new approach in public cloud design that focuses on improving developer productivity and streamlining processes.

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