In this episode of the Go Time podcast, hosts interview Russ Cox, Austin Clements, and Cherry about recent leadership changes in the Go project. After 12 years, Russ has stepped down as tech lead, passing the torch to Austin, who now leads the Go core team, with Cherry taking over Austin's former role. The conversation delves into their journeys to the Go community, their views on the tech lead's role as a service to others, and their aspirations for Go's future, which include enhancing community engagement, scalability, and performance. They also share some controversial opinions, such as why they believe Boston is the best city for software engineers in the U.S., the advantages of the Garrett CL model over GitHub's pull request system, and how managing technical debt can be a worthwhile investment. Additionally, the episode explores the potential of AI in managing open-source projects.
