> This was the show stopper for me. I realized that I couldn’t rely on the compiler to get my back when I was doing mistakes. No! One shouldn't mindlessly rely

> This was the show stopper for me. I realized that I couldn’t rely on the compiler to get my back when I was doing mistakes. No! One shouldn't mindlessly rely on the compiler "to get your back." Instead, one should code (or alter code) so that you've manipulated the situation, such that the compiler will flag any errors. With a language like golang, this means that you should make sure that the "zero values" are always copacetic. (Analogous to crash-only software.)