I'd want to blame Go's compatibility guarantee for this, but I can't because it wouldn't actually stop them from adding a proper solution for this.. Just like

I'd want to blame Go's compatibility guarantee for this, but I can't because it wouldn't actually stop them from adding a proper solution for this.. Just like the magic comments, it's a sad thing to see appear in this language because it feels like magic incantations one has to know that bend over backwards to not actually extend the language to fit the use case.