IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 1.20 is now generally available (read the announcement)! It offers a powerful framework for building fast and scalable applications for z/OS, and provides the facility to write applications in support of cloud infrastructures. This release also brings a powerful porting tool in Wharf that enables easy porting of popular Go packages to z/OS.

The IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 1.20 documentation is also available. Check the following topics for the key enhancements and new features in this new release:

• The Wharf tool is created for automatically porting Go modules to z/OS, making it much easier to use the thousands of open-source modules available from the community. (Using Wharf for automatic porting)

• Starting with IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 1.20, Open Enterprise SDK for Go adopts the semantic versioning to support the n (current release) and n-1 (previous release) for fixes along with the current six-month release cadence of the Go open-source community. (Semantic versioning)

• Rocket bash is removed from the installation prerequisites for Open Enterprise SDK for Go to be bash-free and replaced with Go functions to optimize the building experience. (Installing and configuring IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go)

For the new Wharf tool that enables easy porting of popular Go packages to z/OS, watch the tutorial video that demonstrates how to port applications step by step here.

To learn more about Go on z/OS, see What's new, or visit IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go product page for its value proposition, key benefits, and more resources.

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