Go Experiments Explained (opens in new tab)

Go often ships with experimental features as part of a release. These experimental features can take different forms: sometimes they're completely new packages in the standard library, sometimes they're changes to the compiler or runtime, or – very occasionally – they can be breaking changes to Go's behavior. Most of the time, the purpose of experimental features is to get real-world feedback from users before something graduates to general availability and becomes a permanent part of Go. If ...