Error handling in Go: Common pitfalls

5 months ago by CodyIT to c/golang

Developers coming to Go from languages that use try/catch constructs, like Java or C#, may feel a bit turned around. The inner voice suggests using ′recover′ with ′defer′ as the nearest equivalent...

When switching from other languages the urge to reach for recover/defer as a try/catch substitute is real

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I_quote_Seinfeld_a_lot 3 points 5 months ago

This reads very much like an ad for their static code analyzer. There is no real advice, just examples for what their software caught. I wonder how many of these would also be caught by golangci-lint.

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