Emulating ADTs without language support/pattern matching is quite awkward. A prime example is std::optional in C++. .map() et al only get you so far. When ext

Emulating ADTs without language support/pattern matching is quite awkward. A prime example is std::optional in C++. .map() et al only get you so far. When extracting the value in Go you either have to return a pointer / error pair or abort. Both of which introduce awkward code patterns and potential for misuse.