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Go 1.26 Introduces Two Language Changes, New Performance Improvements

([Programming] 3 Hours Ago Go 1.26)


For programmers fond of the Go programming language, Go 1.26 is out today with two language changes, performance improvements, and other alterations to this Google-backed programming language.

Go 1.26 brings refinements to the language's syntax and type system. One of the changes simplifies the built-in "new" function now allows its operand to be an expression. An example from the release announcement:

Go 1.26 also now allows generic types to refer to themselves in their own type parameter list to help with complex data structures and interfaces.

On the performance front, Go 1.26 now enables its previously-experimental Green Tea garbage collector by default. Green Tea can improve performance and yield lower overhead in garbage collection for real-world programs. Go 1.26's cgo overhead has also been reduced by around 30%.

Go 1.26 also brings tooling improvements, some new experimental features such as the simd/archsimd package for SIMD operations, and much more.

Details on the Go 1.26 update at [1]Go.dev .



[1] https://go.dev/blog/go1.26


Insurance Company To Offer Microsoft Audit Protection Plans

LOUDON, TENNESSEE -- Companies, organizations, and government agencies all
across the world are facing a disaster of epic proportions: the impending
invasion of the Microsoft Intellectual Property Police. The counter this
menace, Loydds of Loudon, Tennessee, the prestigious insurance firm, has
started to offer "Audit Insurance" to protect against unexpected "random"
audits from everybody's favorite software monopoly.

"We've received numerous inquiries about this type of protection," company
co-founder Bob Loydds said. "Businessmen are no longer worried about
earthquakes, fires, or other natural disasters. The big fear of the 21st
Century comes from Redmond."

The insurance firm is currently in negotiations with Red Hat to form the
"Red Berets", an elite squad of Linux geeks trained to rapidly install
Linux and hide all traces of Windows on every computer within an
organization. During a Defcon 95 emergency, Loydds will airlift the
squadron and a crate of Linux CDs to any position in the country within
hours. The Red Berets will wipe away all vestiges of Microsoft software so
that when the auditors show up they won't have anything to audit.