Which is simpler? if (ptr == null) { return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad"); } val := *ptr or let value = ptr? If `?` is unacceptable comple

Which is simpler? if (ptr == null) { return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad"); } val := *ptr or let value = ptr? If `?` is unacceptable complexity, how on earth do you deal with functions—or, even worse—control flow keywords?