A Big Thank You to the Contributors of pkg.go.dev

[Joseph Lorenzini]

Hi all,

I was looking up some documentation for a go package and I was
redirected to pkg.go.dev. Unlike godoc, it doesn't have an index which
is my go-to for exploring the API surface of a package. I wondered if
others had the same problem. Came across
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/41587 which led me to
https://beta.pkg.go.dev. Lo and behold the index is back!

This is fantastic and I can't say enough good things about the
redesigned site. It's fast, easy to search, and the UX makes it just
as easy to explore the API of a package as godoc did.

Like any community around open source software, most of the
conversations are about problems users are having and shortcomings in
that software. Sometimes though I think it's a good thing to let
people know that they did a good job and the work is appreciated.
Might even help with open source contributor burn out.

Thanks,
Joe

[Tyler Compton]

Agreed! There was a lot of negativity surrounding pkg.go.dev regarding license detection and the original decision for it to be closed source (which was revised). These are all valid critiques, but they unfortunately overshadowed how great an experience pkg.go.dev is. Thanks to everyone who is working on it!

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