Direct link to release notes / changelog for 1.7: https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.7 https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.7 Summary from the source: "The release add

Direct link to release notes / changelog for 1.7: https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.7 https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.7 Summary from the source: "The release adds a port to IBM LinuxOne; updates the x86-64 compiler back end to generate more efficient code; includes the context package, promoted from the x/net subrepository and now used in the standard library; and adds support in the testing package for creating hierarchies of tests and benchmarks. The release also finalizes the vendoring support started in Go 1.5, making it a standard feature."