[New Livestream] Go 1.26 Release Party

Join us for the Go 1.26 Release Party, where we’ll celebrate the latest Go release together with the community. In this livestream, Go experts will walk through what’s new in Go 1.26, why the changes matter, and how they impact real-world Go development.

Date: February 19, 2026

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm UTC

The celebration will feature an expert deep dive by Anton Zhiyanov, Go educator and creator of antonz.org, who will cover the most important updates in Go 1.26 through live coding and practical examples. This will be followed by a session with Alex Rios, showcasing how GoLand supports the new release from day one, helping developers adopt Go 1.26 with confidence.

Expect a mix of technical insights, hands-on demonstrations, and open discussion – plus a few surprises along the way!

Guests

Anton Zhiyanov

Anton Zhiyanov is a backend developer with 20 years of experience in building software systems. He specializes in creating maintainable and efficient software while contributing actively to open-source projects.

Anton has authored a book on Go concurrency and teaches online courses focused on the Go standard library and concurrency. He is known in the community for developing interactive tours for Go releases, a series he has authored for every version starting with Go 1.22.

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Alex Rios

Alex is a Senior Staff Engineer at Stone, where he builds developer platforms and internal tools that empower engineering teams across the organization. With 17+ years of experience, he’s the author of System Programming Essentials with Go and Learning Zig, and writes about staff engineering and systems thinking on Substack and his personal blog.

Alex speaks regularly at international conferences and is passionate about data-oriented design, making complex systems understandable, and helping engineers grow into technical leadership roles.

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Happy coding,

The GoLand team