> Hint: It’s not error handling.¹ Me: "sure it is." So I follow the footnote reference. That links to r/haskell. That post, in turn, is nothing but a link to r

> Hint: It’s not error handling.¹ Me: "sure it is." So I follow the footnote reference. That links to r/haskell. That post, in turn, is nothing but a link to r/golang. That post again is nothing but a link to Innoq, which is finally the article. Why make a reader jump through so many hoops? All for a second article that … doesn't support the claim the footnote needs to support! (The article concludes that … error handling is indeed problematic, and Pike's advice insufficient.)