I cannot help thinking that golang's error handling is isomorphic to * returning an error code from functions in C and all the time writing "err = f(); if (err

I cannot help thinking that golang's error handling is isomorphic to * returning an error code from functions in C and all the time writing "err = f(); if (err != 0) .." * returning a potentially null reference from a method in Java and all the time writing "var ref = f(); if (ref != null) .." Exceptions were supposed to save us from this drudgery in late 90s. They did if you ask me. Options are a nice alternative if FP is your cup of tea.