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What happened to the try/check error-handling proposal? In June it was selected for inclusion in Go 1.14 [1], but then in the linked issue it seems to have been
by wolfgang42 7y ago
What happened to the try/check error-handling proposal? In June it was selected for inclusion in Go 1.14 [1], but then in the linked issue it seems to have been declined in July. Where did it go? Why the sudden change of heart?
[1]: https://blog.golang.org/go2-next-steps#TOC_2 https://blog.golang.org/go2-next-steps#TOC_2.
- divan 7y agoIt was tried, discussed and abandoned: https://youtu.be/kNHo788oO5Y?t=1026 https://youtu.be/kNHo788oO5Y?t=1026
- toxik 7y agoGo continues to impress me with its levelheaded design decisions, sadly I don’t really have a use for it in my work.
- tyri_kai_psomi 7y agoSince go makes it so easy to build a binary for most any platform, I think one area anyone could introduce is it into their toolkits is by building small, simple, purpose-built programs you can easily run on the command line to perform a repetitive task.
- zadokshi 7y agoI don’t think the majority actually want this to be part of go
- codr7 7y agoVocal minority, perhaps. They got carried away with their own cleverness and forgot about the real world, shit happens. The good news is they realized and and realigned with the community, which is awesome.
- Thorrez 7y agoHere was the previous discussion when that was abandoned on July 16: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20454966 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20454966