Many posts along the lines of "my first Go program" are just forays into blogging. Many will never get past that, but eventually an author will be able to solve

Many posts along the lines of "my first Go program" are just forays into blogging. Many will never get past that, but eventually an author will be able to solve difficult problems and then blog about those. For example, Joyent's blog post from a few months ago about building video analysis for Mario Kart was great. It summarized the steps and methodologies used to find the solution, and demonstrated how a reader could do the same. Additionally (since it was a company blog post), also worked in an advertisement for a service they provide. Search for "joyent kartlytics" to find the blog post I'm referencing. Crappy blog posts are crappy, but some are stepping stones into better ones.