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Description:
Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.24.13@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 2, 2025

Links: Homepage | @golang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: golang programming-language compiler dev-tools backend

Install: brew install go

About:
Go is a statically typed, compiled programming language designed at Google. It offers garbage collection, memory safety, and CSP-style concurrency, making it ideal for building scalable cloud-native applications and command-line tools.

Key Features:

Fast compilation and execution
Built-in concurrency primitives (goroutines and channels)
Strong standard library
Static typing with type inference

Use Cases:

Building cloud infrastructure and microservices
Developing CLI tools and utilities
Creating high-performance network servers

Alternatives:

rust – Rust offers memory safety without garbage collection but has a steeper learning curve
python – Python is dynamically typed and easier to learn but slower for CPU-intensive tasks

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 10, 2026 9:02pm	1.24.13	0	VERSION_BUMP	90f9071d
Feb 5, 2026 5:55pm	1.22.12	1	REVISION_ONLY	61a4ffbc
Jan 15, 2026 7:32pm	1.22.12	0	VERSION_BUMP	ae5dda14
Dec 2, 2025 7:43pm	1.22.12	0	VERSION_BUMP	bd5ad13a
Sep 10, 2025 10:26am	1.22.12	0	VERSION_BUMP	750f9bae
Jan 16, 2025 10:04pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	75cf04d7
Jan 16, 2025 9:10pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	f49c4175
Dec 21, 2024 8:01pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	753adef7
Dec 21, 2024 1:38pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	224180ec
Dec 4, 2024 12:23am	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	51a29321
Oct 1, 2024 9:13pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	d8680d88
Oct 1, 2024 4:21pm	1.20.14	0	VERSION_BUMP	24118ddd