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0 pointsint_19h4y ago0 comments

I would argue that e.g. decent error handling is not "fancy shit".

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It's perfectly decent, it forces you to explicitly handle or ignore every error.

It's verbose as all hell, but on the other hand you'll notice immediately if it's missing.

Go is not a "fun" language by any means, but that doesn't mean it's not a productive one.

int_19hOP4y ago

I don't see how it forces you to ignore? You don't have to be explicit to ignore the returned error code.

That's what the underscore is for, explicit ignore. And it's a huge code smell.

You instantly notice it because the if err != nil -template is missing after it =)

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