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I like Go's error handling. The reader knows exactly which lines of code can encounter an error, and exactly how the error is handled. I find that exception-ba

I like Go's error handling. The reader knows exactly which lines of code can encounter an error, and exactly how the error is handled. I find that exception-based code is much harder to read. The happy path is clearer, but exceptional code paths are often completely obscured. It's harder to reason about what state the program is in when the exception is handled.

the_gipsy 2y ago
Exceptions have been a mistake, the alternative are Result types, a concept which predates go.
int_19h 2y ago
Go doesn't force you to either handle or propagate the error. And the alternatives are not exceptions, of course, but ADTs.