# Golangy

> Golangy is a home for Go programmers: a release tracker, a curated directory
> of libraries and tools, an in-browser playground, and a blog of notes on
> writing Go well.

## Release tracker

The latest tracked release is go1.27.0, from August 19, 2026. 288 releases tracked in total.

- [Release tracker](https://golangy.com/releases): every release, in order
- [Releases as JSON](https://golangy.com/releases.json): the same data, fetchable — accepts `?limit=`
- [Releases as Atom](https://golangy.com/releases.atom): the most recent releases, subscribable
- [Sitemap](https://golangy.com/sitemap.xml): every release, category and post

## Directory

6 categories, 21 resources — chosen, not exhaustive.

- [Web Frameworks](https://golangy.com/directory/web-frameworks): HTTP routers and frameworks for building APIs and web apps.
- [CLI Tooling](https://golangy.com/directory/cli-tools): Libraries for building command-line interfaces: flags, subcommands, config.
- [Testing](https://golangy.com/directory/testing): Assertions, mocking, and test tooling beyond the standard library.
- [Observability](https://golangy.com/directory/observability): Structured logging, metrics, and tracing.
- [Database & ORM](https://golangy.com/directory/database): SQL codegen, query builders, and drivers.
- [Developer Tooling](https://golangy.com/directory/dev-tools): Linters, live-reload, dependency injection, and debuggers.

## Playground

[https://golangy.com/playground](https://golangy.com/playground) compiles and runs a Go snippet server-side and returns the output — no account, no local toolchain.

## Writing

- [Welcome to Golangy](https://golangy.com/blog/welcome-to-golangy): A release tracker, a curated directory, a playground, and notes on writing Go well — why this site exists.
- [errors.Is vs errors.As: A Field Guide](https://golangy.com/blog/errors-is-vs-errors-as): Two functions that look interchangeable, solve different problems, and get reached for backwards often enough that it's worth writing down the rule.

## About

[https://golangy.com/about](https://golangy.com/about) — what this site is and who built it.