Go: Our Journey from Early Adopter to Mainstream and Beyond

Explore the journey of the Go programming language from its early adoption phase to mainstream acceptance in this 24-minute keynote address from GopherCon 2022. Discover how Go overcame skepticism and plateaued growth in 2015 to become a widely adopted enterprise-level language. Learn about the strategic decisions, key milestones, and unexpected challenges faced by the Go community during this transformation. Gain insights into the future direction of Go and its continued evolution in the programming landscape. Understand the factors that contributed to Go's success in moving beyond its initial popularity in cloud infrastructure projects like Kubernetes and Docker to become a trusted language for enterprise applications.