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Not everything belongs in the compiler. Go's "vet" tool might be the place for something like this. But, honestly, I have been writing Go code for 5 years and I
by enneff 12y ago
Not everything belongs in the compiler. Go's "vet" tool might be the place for something like this. But, honestly, I have been writing Go code for 5 years and I can count the number of times that "didn't check the error" was the cause of a bug on one hand.
- twotwotwo 12y agoAgree on not in the compiler. A ton of folks seem to dig errcheck; having that sort of check in vet or in the Go distro somehow seems worthwhile. (Of course, if I feel that way, maybe I should put some effort where my mouth is and try and start on a patch. :)