The Secret Life of Gophers - Go Time Podcast Day 2
summary
Panel covers concrete Go adoption stories: one company uses Go before 1.0, a full‑text search project firesearch.dev gets launched, and everyday tooling choices like vim versus VS Code shape workflow. Practical specifics include building a developer hub, prioritizing staging and unit tests, never granting casual production access, and community work such as outreach to Kenya and running conferences. Career lessons stress writing down answers, asking basic questions, avoiding burnout, and committing to scary projects.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:15How did you first hear about Go
- 7:45Where did you first hear about Go
- 9:30Where did you first encounter Go
- 13:40Would you go to space
- 15:30Do you hate your devs
- 21:05Are you just a dev
- 24:25Why do you do this
- 28:30Diversity Inclusion
- 34:01Benefits of Diversity
- 38:43Advice to Younger Self
- 42:31Advice to Older Self
- 47:41Technical Mistake
- 49:33Burnout
- 51:13Unpopular Opinion
