GoWroc #61

Hey Gophers! ❄️

The new year is here, and it's the perfect time to kick off 2026 with the January GoWroc #61 Edition meetup! Join us on January 27th at Wędrówki Pub as we start the year with two great talks and a warm winter atmosphere. 🔥
Expect good conversations, insightful talks, pizza and beers to keep spirits high. 🍕🍺 See you there! 🎉

Thanks Invia x Travelplanet.pl x Wakacje.pl for sponsoring this event! 🎉

📅 Agenda

🕕 17:45 Networking
Let’s grab a beer and catch up 🍺

🕕 18:00 Talks

➡️ Bogusław Wójcik: Pillars of Quality for Golang Services

In an era where AI generates entire services in seconds and developers increasingly treat code as a commodity to be assembled rather than crafted, do software engineering principles still hold relevance? This talk examines five foundational pillars that have long defined quality in Golang microservices—from architectural patterns and testing philosophy to the balance between dogma and pragmatism. But as generative AI reshapes how we write code, we face an uncomfortable question: if machines can produce working software without understanding SOLID principles or service encapsulation, why should human developers care about these abstractions at all?

In this deeply personal and philosophical talk, I'll revisit the foundational principles that have guided me through software engineering, demonstrating their value in traditional development. But then we'll confront the deeper question: do the reasons these principles exist still apply when AI writes the code? Don't expect definitive answers—as with all philosophy, asking the right questions matters more than finding comfortable conclusions.

🕖 19:00 🍕🍺 It's pizza time and while refueling our energy let's take another chance to chat with your fellow gopher!

➡️ Maciej Szopiński: Why is Go one of the worst performing languages for AI coding agents? (and how to fix it?)

These days there is no coding without AI Agents, but have you noticed they seem a bit... lost when writing Go? While Python, Java, and even PHP developers are flying high, Go often trails behind in major AI coding benchmarks. In this talk, we’ll dive into the data to see why our favorite language is such a "hard nut to crack" for LLMs. Is it Go’s simplicity that is actually confusing the models, or is there something deeper in the language's philosophy? Join me so we can together try to discover what exactly is tripping up our digital coworkers and how we can adjust our workflow to make AI agents work effectively on our Go codebase.

🕢 20:00 Networking

👥 Speakers

➡️ Bogusław - Go Chapter Lead at Invia x Travelplanet.pl x Wakacje.pl

➡️ Maciej - Software Engineer at Travelplanet. He is dedicated to bridging the gap between human logic and AI, looking for ways to apply this synergy not only to coding but to a wide variety of business activities.

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💰 About Sponsor
Invia CEE x Travelplanet.pl x Wakacje.pl combines over 20 years of tourism expertise with a modern, data-driven approach to technology. As a proud part of Wirtualna Polska Holding – the largest media and e-commerce group in Poland - we operate at the intersection of travel and digital innovation.

We are an integral part of a powerful European travel network, working alongside leading regional brands: Travelplanet.pl, Wakacje.pl, Invia, and Ab-in-den-Urlaub. This diverse ecosystem allows us to leverage knowledge and scale across key markets in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Germany.
Our Tech & Product teams are engineering the future of travel booking by developing advanced e-commerce solutions. But the real challenge lies deep in our backend. Our infrastructure handles millions of real-time availability checks and aggregates massive data streams from hundreds of international Tour Operators. We are actively modernizing our core systems with Go, dealing with distributed architectures, heavy search engines, and vast databases. If you enjoy untangling complex logic and building systems that must survive high-traffic load, we have plenty of puzzles for you to solve.
Our goal is to strengthen our position as the most customer-centric provider among Online Travel Agencies, striving to offer a comprehensive ‘one-stop-shop’ experience - from traditional package tours to tailored individual adventures.
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