Anyone know if there's any kind of common repository for Go projects? I like what I've read and am ready to drink the kool-aid but it needs something like CPAN or the public maven repos (preferably more like the maven ones).
Until then, it's awfully hard to get behind - if the development is going to follow Google's Java open source process (release a shiny gem every 4 months, zero community involvement), it's hard to justify making any investment in it. Guava's just a toolkit and is useful by itself, Go needs an ecosystem.
Thanks for the resources -- I wasn't trying to imply that you guys weren't open, just speaking from total ignorance and asking for help. Have bookmarked all, thanks a lot.
What are you waiting for? Just try it! There are already many public packages (see http://godashboard.appspot.com/package), and a tool called goinstall. And there's tons of community involvement, if you'd have a look at the mailing list.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 28.9 ms ] threadUntil then, it's awfully hard to get behind - if the development is going to follow Google's Java open source process (release a shiny gem every 4 months, zero community involvement), it's hard to justify making any investment in it. Guava's just a toolkit and is useful by itself, Go needs an ecosystem.
A lot of 3rd party packages are also listed at http://go-lang.cat-v.org/.
The goinstall command (http://golang.org/cmd/goinstall/) can automatically install packages from Google code hosting, GitHub, BitBucket and Launchpad.
The Go development process is very open, and a lot of contributions have been accepted from non-core developers.