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Could someone speak to the various credentials of the authors here? I think this landing page would be substantially improved if there was further detail about

by psycr 13y ago

Could someone speak to the various credentials of the authors here? I think this landing page would be substantially improved if there was further detail about the professional history of each of the authors. Perhaps a few words about any notable Go related projects that they've been a part of.

sergiotapia 13y ago
Would love this info as well. I love Go and I'm still looking for a good book to buy for it.
a_bonobo 13y ago
They're all cofounders/involved in Gophercon, here are linkedin profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianketelsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianketelsen http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikstmartin http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikstmartin Can't find for William Kennedy, so here's his blog: http://www.goinggo.net/ http://www.goinggo.net/
- bketelsen 13y ago
  nice detective work. LinkedIn probably covers most of what you need to know. We're also behind projects like Skynet and SkyDNS. I've been using Go in high volume production applications since 2010.
  - bketelsen 13y ago
    Some of our other work: http://www.gopheracademy.com http://www.gopheracademy.com http://blog.gopheracademy.com http://blog.gopheracademy.com http://www.gophercon.com http://www.gophercon.com
- psycr 13y ago
  Thanks! I know I could have sleuthed myself, but I was curious if anyone knew them personally and could offer more than Google.
bdesimone 13y ago
I am happy to vouch for William who has been driving the Miami meet ups. He knows his Go and is able to deconstruct rather tricky subjects and present them in a way that's easy to understand. You should check out his blog to see what I mean. Better yet, if you are in Miami, come to the meet-up.
- joshbaptiste 13y ago
  Ditto.. The only Miami Go meetups that I'm aware of are headed by William. http://www.meetup.com/Go-Miami/ http://www.meetup.com/Go-Miami/
  - mahmud 13y ago
    Ditto.
    - joshbaptiste 13y ago
      fixed.. thnx
- hadoukenio 13y ago
  I am happy to vouch for Manning Publications in general. I've read a couple of Manning books and have found that their content quality is high.
  - jf5s2 13y ago
    The quality of their books is decent, but O'Reilly books are typically clearer to read and more focused. I might buy this book today, simply because there is currently no O'Reilly book on Go (not even early access). I wish someone would provide an early access book on Rust (even if it is a bit of a moving target).
    - JPKab 13y ago
      Have you picked up any O'Reilly books recently? The quality is completely variable from title to title. Of the last 3 O'Reilly books I've purchased, 2 were absolute shit. I've noticed that Manning's MEAP process works to keep errors out and quality high. Node In Action is probably the most beautiful JS example code I've ever seen in a book.

by psycr 13y ago

sergiotapia 13y ago

Would love this info as well. I love Go and I'm still looking for a good book to buy for it.

a_bonobo 13y ago

They're all cofounders/involved in Gophercon, here are linkedin profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianketelsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianketelsen http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikstmartin http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikstmartin Can't find for William Kennedy, so here's his blog: http://www.goinggo.net/ http://www.goinggo.net/

bketelsen 13y ago
nice detective work. LinkedIn probably covers most of what you need to know. We're also behind projects like Skynet and SkyDNS. I've been using Go in high volume production applications since 2010.
- bketelsen 13y ago
  Some of our other work: http://www.gopheracademy.com http://www.gopheracademy.com http://blog.gopheracademy.com http://blog.gopheracademy.com http://www.gophercon.com http://www.gophercon.com
psycr 13y ago
Thanks! I know I could have sleuthed myself, but I was curious if anyone knew them personally and could offer more than Google.

bdesimone 13y ago

I am happy to vouch for William who has been driving the Miami meet ups. He knows his Go and is able to deconstruct rather tricky subjects and present them in a way that's easy to understand. You should check out his blog to see what I mean. Better yet, if you are in Miami, come to the meet-up.

joshbaptiste 13y ago
Ditto.. The only Miami Go meetups that I'm aware of are headed by William. http://www.meetup.com/Go-Miami/ http://www.meetup.com/Go-Miami/
- mahmud 13y ago
  Ditto.
  - joshbaptiste 13y ago
    fixed.. thnx
hadoukenio 13y ago
I am happy to vouch for Manning Publications in general. I've read a couple of Manning books and have found that their content quality is high.
- jf5s2 13y ago
  The quality of their books is decent, but O'Reilly books are typically clearer to read and more focused. I might buy this book today, simply because there is currently no O'Reilly book on Go (not even early access). I wish someone would provide an early access book on Rust (even if it is a bit of a moving target).
  - JPKab 13y ago
    Have you picked up any O'Reilly books recently? The quality is completely variable from title to title. Of the last 3 O'Reilly books I've purchased, 2 were absolute shit. I've noticed that Manning's MEAP process works to keep errors out and quality high. Node In Action is probably the most beautiful JS example code I've ever seen in a book.