gistfile1.go

package github

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
)

const (
	API_HOST = "https://api.github.com/%s"
)

type User struct {
	ID            int
	Login         string
	Email         string
	Name          string
	RepoCount     int `json: "public_repos"`
	FollowerCount int `json: "followers"`
}

func (u *User) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("[%d] %s", u.ID, u.Login)
}

func GetUser(username string) (*User, error) {
	url := fmt.Sprintf(API_HOST, fmt.Sprintf("users/%s", username))
	res, err := http.Get(url)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
		return nil, errors.New(res.Status)
	}

	user := new(User)
	err = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(user)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return user, nil
}

What's this ?!?! I'm seeing more and more gists from you in Go and a lot less in Ruby. :) Making a move?

Odd I didn't get an email from your comment. Na not making a move I still do lots of Ruby for the day job but I've always played with other languages in my spare time. Figured Go was my next victim. Probably going to use it at work now, too :)