diff --git a/doc/go_tutorial.txt b/doc/go_tutorial.txt
index fb6717ed0a2..6ce7b60290f 100644
--- a/doc/go_tutorial.txt
+++ b/doc/go_tutorial.txt
@@ -456,18 +456,17 @@ Here is the first function in "progs/sieve.go":
 --PROG progs/sieve.go /Send/ /^}/
 
 The function "Generate" sends the sequence 2, 3, 4, 5, ... to its
-argument channel, "ch", using the binary send operator "-&lt".
+argument channel, "ch", using the binary communications operator "&lt-".
 Channels block, so if there's no recipient for the the value on "ch",
 the send operation will wait until one becomes available.
 
 The "Filter" function has three arguments: an input channel, an output
 channel, and a prime number.  It copies values from the input to the
-output, discarding anything divisible by the prime.  The unary prefix
+output, discarding anything divisible by the prime.  The unary communications
 operator "<-" (receive) retrieves the next value on the channel.
 
 --PROG progs/sieve.go /Copy/ /^}/
 
-
 The generator and filters execute concurrently.  Go has
 its own model of process/threads/light-weight processes/coroutines,
 so to avoid notational confusion we'll call concurrently executing
@@ -567,9 +566,7 @@ Inside "Server", a "select" statement chooses which of the multiple communicatio
 listed by its cases can proceed.  If all are blocked, it waits until one can proceed; if
 multiple can proceed, it chooses one at random.  In this instance, the "select" allows
 the server to honor requests until it receives a quit message, at which point it
-returns, terminating its execution.  (The language doesn't yet allow the ":="
-syntax in "select" statements, although it might one day.  Also, observe the use
-of the binary, infix form of the receive operator.)
+returns, terminating its execution.
 
 
 All that's left is to strobe the "quit" channel
diff --git a/doc/progs/server.go b/doc/progs/server.go
index 00bc3b96d5f..ea089785d94 100644
--- a/doc/progs/server.go
+++ b/doc/progs/server.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type BinOp (a, b int) int;
 
 func Run(op *BinOp, request *Request) {
 	result := op(request.a, request.b);
-	request.replyc -< result;
+	request.replyc <- result;
 }
 
 func Server(op *BinOp, service *chan *Request) {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 		req.a = i;
 		req.b = i + N;
 		req.replyc = new(chan int);
-		adder -< req;
+		adder <- req;
 	}
 	for i := N-1; i >= 0; i-- {   // doesn't matter what order
 		if <-reqs[i].replyc != N + 2*i {
diff --git a/doc/progs/server1.go b/doc/progs/server1.go
index 9f6c709b389..69bf22d871c 100644
--- a/doc/progs/server1.go
+++ b/doc/progs/server1.go
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ type BinOp (a, b int) int;
 
 func Run(op *BinOp, request *Request) {
 	result := op(request.a, request.b);
-	request.replyc -< result;
+	request.replyc <- result;
 }
 
 func Server(op *BinOp, service *chan *Request, quit *chan bool) {
 	for {
-		var request *Request;
 		select {
-		case request <- service:
+		case request := <-service:
 			go Run(op, request);  // don't wait for it
 		case <-quit:
 			return;
@@ -44,12 +43,12 @@ func main() {
 		req.a = i;
 		req.b = i + N;
 		req.replyc = new(chan int);
-		adder -< req;
+		adder <- req;
 	}
 	for i := N-1; i >= 0; i-- {   // doesn't matter what order
 		if <-reqs[i].replyc != N + 2*i {
 			print("fail at ", i, "\n");
 		}
 	}
-	quit -< true;
+	quit <- true;
 }
diff --git a/doc/progs/sieve.go b/doc/progs/sieve.go
index 60760cf4e8a..2ee3bb7ff00 100644
--- a/doc/progs/sieve.go
+++ b/doc/progs/sieve.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package main
 // Send the sequence 2, 3, 4, ... to channel 'ch'.
 func Generate(ch *chan int) {
 	for i := 2; ; i++ {
-		ch -< i  // Send 'i' to channel 'ch'.
+		ch <- i  // Send 'i' to channel 'ch'.
 	}
 }
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Filter(in *chan int, out *chan int, prime int) {
 	for {
 		i := <-in  // Receive value of new variable 'i' from 'in'.
 		if i % prime != 0 {
-			out -< i  // Send 'i' to channel 'out'.
+			out <- i  // Send 'i' to channel 'out'.
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/doc/progs/sieve1.go b/doc/progs/sieve1.go
index 2d6e069f40a..d1c3c7277df 100644
--- a/doc/progs/sieve1.go
+++ b/doc/progs/sieve1.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func Generate() *chan int {
 	ch := new(chan int);
 	go func(ch *chan int){
 		for i := 2; ; i++ {
-			ch -< i
+			ch <- i
 		}
 	}(ch);
 	return ch;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func Filter(in *chan int, prime int) *chan int {
 	go func(in *chan int, out *chan int, prime int) {
 		for {
 			if i := <-in; i % prime != 0 {
-				out -< i
+				out <- i
 			}
 		}
 	}(in, out, prime);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Sieve() *chan int {
 		ch := Generate();
 		for {
 			prime := <-ch;
-			out -< prime;
+			out <- prime;
 			ch = Filter(ch, prime);
 		}
 	}(out);