Go 1.8.3 is released Posted by omginternets on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:46AM from the groups.google.com dept. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/oUOV9PFq_8s ( 8 comments | 25 points | on HN )
Urgent security releases? Sure. A major release with perf improvements or interesting new APIs? Sure. But this? Who's this for?
That's simple: it's because people vote it there.
People who like being informed of minor releases.
Judging by the upvotes, certain people were happy with this submission.
Release timeline: [1]
Release milestones: [2]
[0] https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#go1.8.minor
[1] https://pocketgophers.com/go-release-timeline/#go1.8.3
[2] https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.3