Proposal: A built-in Go error check function, try #errors

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 05:52:00 +0000

We propose a new built-in function called try, designed specifically to eliminate the boilerplate if statements typically associated with error handling in Go. No other language changes are suggested. We advocate using the existing defer statement and standard library functions to help with augmenting or wrapping of errors. This minimal approach addresses most common scenarios while adding very little complexity to the language. The try built-in is easy to explain, straightforward to implement, orthogonal to other language constructs, and fully backward-compatible. It also leaves open a path to extending the mechanism, should we wish to do so in the future.

12 points posted by kenny

Typed nils for Go 2 #proposal #go2

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:31:00 +0000

11 points posted by daenney

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Proposal: A built-in Go error check function, try #errors

Typed nils for Go 2 #proposal #go2