Comment # 1 on bug 1128924 from pgnd _

for anyone interested,

interim package-managed GOlang, @ https://snapcraft.io/go

snap install go --classic
snap list go
  Name  Version  Rev   Tracking  Publisher  Notes
  go    1.12     3318  stable    mwhudson   classic
which go
  /snap/bin/go
go version
  go version go1.12 linux/amd64