Ainsley Clark

Go Developer Advocate & @jetbrains - Speaker, Engineer & Mentor |

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

DRAM nearly doubled in price in a single quarter this year, which is mad.

Now the Go team says reducing Go's memory footprint is "one of our major priorities for the coming year".

Q1 2026 DRAM contract prices: up about 93-98% on the quarter (TrendForce).

Should we be choosing languages based off cost? Maybe?

https://t.co/cJ3BOem9xn

#golang #ai #dram

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@Ack3r5 @GoLandIDE What features did you ask for if you don't mind me asking?

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@rseroter Stdlib is an absolute unit

[Go @golang]

“Go Turns 17” by Austin Clements, for the Go team — https://t.co/iILPvIDs2Y

#golang

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@cfmitrah Thanks @cfmitrah! Might make it a regular.

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This is how a security release should feel - boring.

#golang 1.27.4 and 1.26.11. 12 CVEs, pre-announced 5 days ago with IDs only. Fixes and details landed together today.

The net/http race was interesting, so I animated it 👇

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@Ack3r5 @GoLandIDE If you’re not happy with that command being overridden. I would disable Air for the moment and reach out to support to create a ticket, they’ll help you out 🤝

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

@Benianus Should companies be taxed for using more AI and employing less people? An AI levy? I think that’s the only thing that might put a holt to these layoffs?

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

#golang is growing up. And so are its developers, but nobody’s replacing them?

Go devs, 2024 → 2026:
- 6+ years’ experience: 52% → 66%
- 1–2 years: 14% → 9%

And it’s not just Go. Entry-level tech hiring is down ~65% at big tech since 2019 (SignalFire).

Why should you care:

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@RWeisman15348 💯 I think the reason everyone reaches and preaches for the stdlib is because it's rock solid.

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Go is the 🐐

[GoLand, a JetBrains IDE @GoLandIDE]

For Go’s 17th birthday, we asked Gophers why they keep choosing Go. They seemed pretty unanimous!

What would your answer be? 💬

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

The other 11 fixes are all in the toolchain. Details below.

But the bit I like most is how it was handled. Pre-announced on 5 Nov with CVE IDs only, no details. Fixes and write-ups landed together today.

After PHP2Shell's broken embargo last month, this is how it should feel - BORING.

https://t.co/3wK5ncBih9

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It only affects you if you run a HTTP/1 server with http.MaxBytesReader or http.MaxBytesHandler, and the handler reads the body concurrently with writing the response header.

If that's you, update.

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

@Ack3r5 @GoLandIDE Sorry to hear that, you may need to reconfigure whether macOS or the IDE takes priority for these shortcuts, if you need further assistance please raise a support ticket, they're very receptive:

https://t.co/Jrcz6s73cH

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

The very talented Dominika Stankiewicz put together The State of Go in 2026 on the @jetbrains blog. #goland 👇

https://t.co/fwiKU3uYBg

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

Every senior was a junior once. Someone took you under their wing and taught you the craft.

A tool can’t replace banter after a crap day, a pick-me-up when you’re burnt out, or a Friday rant.

So keep hiring juniors. Keep investing in people.

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

Hey @Ack3r5

What problems were you having with the update?

The shortcut was reassigned. To change it back:

1. Open Settings/Preferences → Keymap.
2. Click "Find actions by shortcut, search for the shortcut Ctrl Ctrl and remove it.
3. Search for Run Anything.
4. Right-click it → Add Keyboard Shortcut, then press Ctrl twice → OK.

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@Kimutai_v @jetbrains @GoLandIDE Ooooooo look at that 🫶 makes it sooo much easier.

[Ainsley Clark @ainsleydev]

Heavy weekend? Strong Monday coffee not enough? Try some fresh @jetbrains Air to perk you up.

@GoLandIDE 2026.3 has our new AI agentic experience, Air. And a tonne of new features, plus a powerful new profiling skill. More to commeee!

https://t.co/13fAKztajt

#golang