It's Go Time on Linux

The article discusses how Go programs keep time with the help of the Linux kernel, focusing on the upcoming changes related to timekeeping in the Go 1.3 release. It explains that accurately determining the current time is important for many systems and provides a detailed overview of the Time package in Go's standard library. The author also delves into system calls available on Linux for obtaining the value of the clock, benchmarks comparing different versions of Go, and various sources of information related to timekeeping architecture in the kernel.