Go does not have reference types. As far as I know, the word was purposefully removed from the spec to remove the ambiguity surrounding the word.
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/golang-dev/926npffb6lA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.