Synchronized publisher in Go

// Synchronized publisher
//
// Author: Brendan Mc.
// Requires: http://github.com/alecthomas/gozmq

package main

import (
zmq "github.com/alecthomas/gozmq"
)

var subsExpected = 10

func main() {
context, _ := zmq.NewContext()
defer context.Close()

// Socket to talk to clients
publisher, _ := context.NewSocket(zmq.PUB)
defer publisher.Close()
publisher.Bind("tcp://*:5561")

// Socket to receive signals
syncservice, _ := context.NewSocket(zmq.REP)
defer syncservice.Close()
syncservice.Bind("tcp://*:5562")

// Get synchronization from subscribers
for i := 0;i < subsExpected;i = i + 1 {
syncservice.Recv(0)
syncservice.Send([]byte(""), 0)
}

for update_nbr := 0;update_nbr < 1000000;update_nbr = update_nbr + 1 {
publisher.Send([]byte("Rhubarb"), 0)
}

publisher.Send([]byte("END"), 0)
}