GopherCon Talks & Presentations

Gopher Academy

Optimizing Performance Using a VM and Go Plugins

Explore formula evaluation optimization techniques using virtual machines and Go plugins for massive scale performance improvements in spreadsheet-like systems.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Implementing Faster Defers

Explore Go's defer statement, its implementation, and recent optimizations. Learn about performance improvements, comparisons with other languages, and future optimization possibilities.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Go is Not Just on Your Server, it's in Your Browser - Intro to Vugu

Explore Go's potential in browser-based UI development with Vugu, a reactive web programming library. Learn its origin, technology stack, tooling, and application in modern web development.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Tracing Go Programs with eBPF

Explore eBPF for tracing Go programs, uncovering runtime secrets and leveraging Linux's powerful tracing mechanism to enhance Go development and debugging capabilities.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Write Once, Use Many - A Handy Package to Call Internal HTTP APIs

Explore a powerful package for consistent, simple, and maintainable internal HTTP API calls in Go, developed at Bitly for efficient service-to-service communication.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Building an FM Radio Station with Go

Explore building an FM radio station using Go, covering radio wave basics, broadcasting techniques, and system components like Raspberry Pi and FM transmitters.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Deterministically Debugging Go Programs

Explore deterministic debugging techniques for Go, addressing flickering tests and elusive bugs to enhance code reliability and troubleshooting efficiency.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Translating Go to Other - Human Languages, and Back Again

Explore করো, a tool enabling Bengali support in Go, allowing seamless collaboration between developers using different languages while maintaining code interoperability.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Anyone Can Be A Gopher!

Inspiring journey of a non-traditional programmer mastering Go, featuring practical tips, challenges, and the power of community support in tech career transitions.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

The Quest for the Fastest Deployment Time

Explore strategies to optimize Go code deployment time in Kubernetes, from caching dependencies to binary size reduction and in-place recompilation techniques.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Functional Programming with Go

Explore functional programming concepts in Go, including closures, currying, and recursion. Learn practical applications and compare with traditional approaches for solving real-world problems.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Evolving the Go Memory Manager's RAM and CPU Efficiency

Explore Go memory manager improvements, enhancing runtime responsiveness and allocator scalability. Gain insights into runtime functionality and potential performance impacts on Go applications.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

How to Write a Self-Hosted Go Compiler from Scratch

Explore the journey of creating a self-hosted Go compiler from scratch, covering architecture, challenges, and key implementation details for features like maps and interfaces.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Typing Generic Go

Explore Go's generics design, focusing on constrained type parameters for generic functions and types. Learn about type-checking, instantiation, and practical applications in Go programming.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Gopher Academy

Debugging Code Generation in Go

Explore Go toolchain's code generation process, learn to inspect machine code, and understand compiler optimizations for improved debugging and binary validation.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk