Go 1.8 Release Candidate 1 is released
> The GOPATH environment variable now has a default value if it is unset. It defaults to $HOME/go on Unix and %USERPROFILE%/go on Windows. [0]<p>Finally. This is going to make it easier for newcomers to the Go ecosystem, since commands such as "go get" will now work out of the box.<p>[0] <a href="https://beta.golang.org/doc/go1.8#gopath" rel="nofollow">https://beta.golang.org/doc/go1.8#gopath</a>