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<h2 id="Introduction">Introduction</h2>

<p>
This is the reference manual for the Go programming language.
For more information and other documents, see <a href="/">go.dev</a>.
</p>

<p>
Go is a general-purpose language designed with systems programming

We all have to adapt to change in our lives, and especially so in the past year. The Kubernetes release team was also affected from the COVID-19 pandemic and has listened to its user base regarding the number of releases in a calendar year. From April 23, 2021 it was made official that Kubernetes release cadence has reduced from 4 releases per year to 3 releases per year.