The deterministic rand behavior is the same for all go versions: https://golang.org/pkg/math/rand/#pkg-overview

The history and evolution of Hello World, a program that I have taken for granted, was just as fascinating as the evolution of go.

Those little pieces of boilerplate that become invisible to the experienced coder--the main function, the placement of parentheses--have years of careful consideration behind them, as Rob Pike demonstrated.

An excellent and illuminating keynote.

I'm still able to access the AMA through Alien Blue on iPhone, so that part of their infrastructure must still be up.

I'm able to access through Alien Blue on iPhone but not through a desktop browser. Worth a try.