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+<!-- title Go Resources -->
+<!-- subtitle Go documents and learning materials -->
+
+<h2 id="about">Recommendations</h2>
+<p>
+If you're new to Go, we recommend following the 
+<a href="go_tutorial.html">tutorial</a> while consulting the 
+<a href="go_spec.html">language spec</a>.
+Then read <a href="effective_go.html">Effective Go</a>, as it addresses many
+common beginner questions.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="reference">Reference Materials</h2>
+<p>Keep these under your pillow.</p>
+
+<h3 id="pkg"><a href="/pkg/">Package Documentation</a></h3>
+<p>
+The built-in documentation for the Go standard library.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="pkg"><a href="/cmd/">Command Documentation</a></h3>
+<p>
+The built-in documentation for the Go tools.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="spec"><a href="go_spec.html">Language Specification</a></h3>
+<p>
+The official Go Language specification. 
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="go_mem"><a href="go_mem.html">The Go Memory Model</a></h3>
+<p>
+A document that specifies the conditions under which reads of a variable in
+one goroutine can be guaranteed to observe values produced by writes to the
+same variable in a different goroutine.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="tutorials">Tutorials</h2>
+
+<h3 id="orig_tutorial"><a href="go_tutorial.html">A Tutorial for the Go Programming Language</a></h3>
+<p>
+The first tutorial. An introductory text that touches upon several core
+concepts: syntax, types, allocation, constants, I/O, sorting, printing,
+goroutines, and channels.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="effective_go"><a href="effective_go.html">Effective Go</a></h3>
+<p>
+A document that gives tips for writing clear, idiomatic Go code.
+A must read for any new Go programmer. It augments the tutorial and
+the language spec, both of which should be read first.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="codelab_wiki"><a href="codelab/wiki/">Codelab: Writing Web Applications</a></h3>
+<p>
+This codelab takes the reader through the creation of a simple wiki web 
+application. It touches on structs, methods, file I/O, http, regular expressions,
+and closures.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="go_for_cpp_programmers"><a href="go_for_cpp_programmers.html">Go for C++ Programmers</a></h3>
+<p>
+An introduction to Go for C++ programmers.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="code"><a href="code.html">How to write Go code</a></h3>
+<p>
+How to write a new package and how to test code.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="faqs">Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
+
+<h3 id="go_faq"><a href="go_faq.html">Go FAQ</a></h3>
+<p>
+Answers to common questions about Go.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="go_lang_faq"><a href="go_lang_faq.html">Language Design FAQ</a></h3>
+<p>
+Answers to common questions about the design decisions behind Go.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="go_programming_faq"><a href="go_programming_faq.html">Programming FAQ</a></h3>
+<p>
+Answers to common questions about programming with Go.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="faqs">Development</h2>
+
+<h3 id="contibute"><a href="contribute.html">Contributing to the Go project</a></h3>
+<p>
+How to contribute changes to the Go project.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="roadmap"><a href="devel/roadmap.html">Roadmap</a></h3>
+<p>
+Features and ideas being developed or discussed by the Go team.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="release"><a href="devel/release.html">Release History</a></h3>
+<p>
+A summarization of the changes between tagged releases of Go.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="videos">Videos</h2>
+
+<h3 id="techtalk"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnDgT73v8s">The Go Tech Talk</a></h3>
+<p>
+An hour-long talk delivered by Rob Pike at Google in October 2009. 
+The language's first public introduction. (See the <a href="talks/go_talk-20091030.pdf">slides in PDF format</a>.) The language has changed since it was made,
+but it's still a good introduction.
+</p>
+
+
+<h3 id="gocoding_channel"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/gocoding">gocoding YouTube Channel</a></h3>
+<p>
+A YouTube channel that includes screencasts and other Go-related videos:
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/gocoding#p/u/0/jDWBJOXs_iI">Screencast: Writing Go Packages</a> - writing, building, and distributing Go packages.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h3 id="promo_video"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwoWei-GAPo">The Go Promo Video</a></h3>
+<p>
+A short promotional video featuring Russ Cox demonstrating Go's fast compiler.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="blogs">Blog Posts</h2>
+<p>
+Articles about Go from external blogs.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="blog_rsc"><a href="http://research.swtch.com/search/label/Go">Go articles at research!rsc</a></h3>
+<p>
+Posts labelled 'Go' by Russ Cox, one of the core Go developers.
+</p>
+
+<h3 id="blog_iant"><a href="http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/category/programming">Programming articles at Airs</a></h3>
+<p>
+Posts labelled 'Programming' by Ian Lance Taylor, one of the core Go developers.
+</p>