This is a perfect example of the fundamental and probably irreconcilable disconnect between Go advocates and detractors. To me, your "bad" example is much bette

This is a perfect example of the fundamental and probably irreconcilable disconnect between Go advocates and detractors. To me, your "bad" example is much better: not only is it less code, it directly expresses the intent rather than making the reader infer it from the sequence of manual loops and ifs.