- I checked (in the GopherCon Slack channel, the one we had going while I was attending the conference in San Diego recently, and which is still very active), and the latest is that, according to a GopherCon 2019 update (on July 25th), "*Videos should be online in a couple weeks to a month*." - I can update here as soon as I find out... - Meanwhile, I thank you and others for checking out my (non-video) coverage at What I Saw at GopherCon 2019 <https://programming-digressions.com/2019/08/what-i-saw-at-gophercon-2019.html> .
On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 4:16:35 PM UTC-5, jake...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 7:35:08 AM UTC-4, Akram Ahmad wrote: >> >> For me, attending GopherCon 2019 recently in San Diego was tremendous fun >> (The Gopher community is so amazing!) >> >> This is what I saw, the following being *the coordinates* to my >> (incredibly unofficial) writeup: >> >> *What I Saw at GopherCon 2019* >> <https://programming-digressions.com/2019/08/what-i-saw-at-gophercon-2019.html> >> >> >> You'll be able to tell—a whole minute and a half into the writeup >> above—that I’m taking inspiration from the inimitable Irish playwright and >> polemicist George Bernard Shaw when he spilled his beans and said that, *My >> method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and >> then to say it with the utmost levity* 👻 >> >> Oh, and the following—it happens to be *Section 4*—will probably qualify >> as the single most serious section in this GopherCon 2019 roundup: >> >> 4. Woohoo, Speaker Highlights [image: 📣] >> >> >> In full candor, I was oh-so pleased by the high quality of the talks. I >> sure learned a ton of Go programming tactics, techniques, and strategies to >> bring back and apply to my own work <https://github.com/akramtexas>. For >> the past one year—and this is to establish some context so we’re on the >> same page—yours truly, an industry veteran in the area of architecting and >> implementing distributed computing software systems, and used to >> extensively wielding tools from the Java >> <https://programming-digressions.com/2017/08/when-object-orientation-met-functional-programming.html> >> and Scala >> <https://programming-digressions.com/2015/07/best-scala-books.html> >> ecosystems, >> has been swimming full-time in the ocean that has arisen from the amazing >> language that is Go. >> >> >> Relax, I’m not about to go meta; to drive the marine metaphors home, >> though, let’s just say that the beaches of San Diego were an especially >> appropriate venue for hosting the conference. >> >> >> Back to the GopherCon 2019 talks now. These are the ones that stand out, >> and here I present merely a snapshot impression each. So in no particular >> order, other than this being the order in which I recall them, they were by >> the following speakers: >> >> >> - *Elena Morozova:* I appreciated a lot how Elena’s talk (*How Uber >> “Go”es <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/442432>*) was >> delightfully replete with helpful, thoughtful, and often times >> humorous >> illustrations which shone a new light on an indispensable subject: How >> does >> one go about maintaining a large codebase for maximum readability and >> minimal overhead? In addition to being really well done, the talk was >> candid. Elena shared the challenges Uber faced in that >> process—including >> places where they ran into the occasional failure or two—yet emerged >> with >> successful solutions. Referring back to my notes, I remember now that >> Elena >> had also talked about actually introducing a software tool to actually >> *enforce* consistent code structure (“Glue” was that project name, >> and I’ll definitely be visiting that soon). All in all, excellent >> talk. >> Neat stuff. >> - *Marwan Sulaiman:* The terrific thing about Marwan’s talk (*Handling >> Go Errors <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/435201>*) was >> the incredibly deftness with which he walked us through an actual use >> case >> of going about solving a complex problem by *thinking* in the >> unique paradigms of Go (Anyone remember the excellent *Thinking in >> Java* book from way back when? Hint: I want its counterpart for >> Go!) Anyhow, I can attest to the wisdom of resisting the urge to go >> your >> own way; instead, the way to go is to lean on the philosophy with >> which Go >> has been designed to solve programming problems. And hey, even if >> error-handling is not your heartthrob topic—I honestly can’t claim it >> has >> ever been mine—the way Marwan brought programmable errors to life (in >> how >> you can design your own architecture in this area, enabling you to get >> a >> solid grip on system failures) was cool. I was wowed. Frankly, an >> outstanding talk. >> - *Mat Ryer:* If I were asked to point to (only) one talk which >> did an outstanding job of stripping away all *accidental* complexity, >> leading me and others in the audience to keep a laser sharp focus >> instead >> on the *essential* complexity of problem-solving in the domain at >> hand—adhering to the elegance of the Go way of doing things—it would >> be >> Mat’s talk (*How I Write HTTP Web Services After Eight Years >> <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/441795>*). So I’ve done >> this sort of thing at least 17 different ways in the past—using >> assorted >> tools from libraries that have evolved around more mature languages >> such >> as Java and Scala—Mat demonstrated just how elegantly (and simply!) it >> all >> can be done with Go. A talk (whose recording now) is not to be missed. >> - *Katie Hockman:* What made Katie’s talk (*Go Module Proxy: Life >> of a Query* <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/438767>) so >> compelling was the command with which she had masterfully assembled a >> whole >> boatload of hardcore tech subtopics into a unified whole and the >> conviction >> with which she presented her stuff. Trust me, delving into the >> intricacies >> of how her team built a module mirror and checksum database is not for >> the >> faint of heart. But Katie somehow managed to pull it off, never for a >> moment shying from the guts of what makes authenticated module proxies >> tick >> (Merkle Trees and all!) The delightfully humorous (running) backdrop >> of >> “the dog people” versus “the cat people” was well done and genuinely >> engaging. And hey, from now on I will remember her advice to “Trust on >> *your* first use”! (At least that’s what my scribbled notes say; >> more on that later.) >> - *Russ Cox:* I was expecting nothing less than exceptional >> quality from the talk (*On the Road to Go 2* >> <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/441803>) by Russ and >> came away really pleased. Let me remind you that this list of speakers >> that >> I’ve assembled here is in no particular order, other than this being >> the >> order in which I recall some of the stellar talks. For those not >> familiar >> with his name—is there anyone, really?—Russ leads the development of >> the Go >> programming language. His talk was methodical, precise, and >> enlightening. I >> got a really good feel for how the Go language (itself) is being >> shepherded >> and evolved (Simplify by reshaping, by redefining, etc. Abandoning >> failed >> experiments, growing stronger from the learnings. Etc.). Given that >> we’re >> on the road to Go 2, the talk answered the questions of (1) Where >> exactly >> are we? and (2) Where are we headed? I sure am glad I came to the >> fantastic >> talk by Russ to get the answers to exactly those burning questions. >> - *Ian Lance Taylor:* The subject of Ian’s talk (*Generics in Go* >> <https://www.gophercon.com/agenda/speakers/441804>) is incredibly >> dear to me, making it virtually a guaranteed success even before I >> heard a >> word of his splendid talk. I was pleased. Very pleased. Coming from a >> heavy >> background in Java and Scala—where generics rule the day—I’ve been >> hankering for generics since the day I immersed myself in Go >> programming >> over a year ago. Fast-forward one year to today, and Ian’s team >> continues >> to work hard to make genetics a reality for us gophers. He rightly >> pointed >> out that when it happens (i.e. when generics become a part of Go), >> programming should feel no different—become no more esoteric—than when >> working with the usual constructs: Yep, while there are clear >> advantages to >> introducing generics into Go, there also happen to be associated a >> bunch of >> requirements. Keep up the good work, Ian and team. >> >> Oh, and FWIW, I took copious notes. I felt *compelled* to; yes, to be >> sure, the awesome conference organizers do make the slide decks available, >> yet this inveterate note-taking engineer continues to find that the best >> way to internalize complex subject matter is by way of pen and paper. >> (Physical) action does shape thought >> <https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Motion-Action-Shapes-Thought/dp/046509306X>, >> methinks. (Hey, if it isn’t you again, in your naysayer splendor, kind of! >> Looks like you want to see for yourself my *Good Housekeeping >> *seal-of-approval >> of sorts… Let me tell you, I’ll prove myself trustworthy. Should you >> *still* need to see my seal-of-approval, I’ve got that, too. You stay >> tuned.) >> >> >> Speaking of the sections such as the above (to be found in the writeup), >> they are: >> >> - 0. Welcome to the Show, Gophers! 🐭 >> - 1. First Impressions 🍎 >> - 2. So Is This Where Lemmings Jump Off? 🐹 >> - 3. Thou Shalt Register 📒 >> - 4. Woohoo, Speaker Highlights 📣 >> - 5. There Is No Middleware 📬 >> - 6. Gophers, Too, Get Hungry 🍩 >> - 7. We Do ML & AI With Go! 📺 >> - 8. Inside The Wizards’ Room 🚧 >> - 9. Go Code Even Powers Bike Logistics 🚴 >> - 10. I Took Notes (Lots Of Them!) 📕 >> - 11. When Nighttime Falls 🌒 >> - 12. Breakfast Is Served ☕ >> - 13. Your Lips Move, But… 👏 >> - 14. I Inventoried (The Cover Of) My Mac’s Lid… 📈 >> - 15. The GopherCon Floor 🏄 >> - 16. We Dive Right Back Into More Awesomeness 🏊 >> - 17. How Does One Stop A Rhino From Charging? 💳 >> - 18. Your Blogger Comes To His Senses 😴 >> - 19. Gulp. The Swallows, Akram, The Swallows 🐝 >> - 20. Afterword 🎬 >> >> Did I say that you all—aka the Gopher community—are amazing? >> >> My Best Wishes, >> Akram <https://programming-digressions.com/> >> >> > Sadly I could not make it. Any idea when, or if, video may be available? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/2ee87ca7-e4d0-46ce-874f-29168e148515%40googlegroups.com.