Go 1

Go 1 is the foundational stable release of Google's open-source language, establishing the Go Compatibility Promise for long-term code reliability.

Launched in March 2012, Go 1 marked the transition from an experimental project to a production-ready ecosystem. It introduced a strict compatibility guarantee: code written for Go 1 will compile and run without modification on subsequent 1.x versions. This release standardized the core library, refined the garbage collector for low-latency performance, and solidified the 'go' tool for dependency management. By providing a dependable target for developers at companies like Uber and Twitch, Go 1 transformed the language into a backbone for modern cloud infrastructure.

https://go.dev/blog/go1