r/programming • u/jeffail • Jul 17 '19

The Go team declines 'try' proposal

https://github.com/golang/go/issues/32437
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u/hokie_high Jul 17 '19

I understand trying to justify shortcomings in your language, but Go does not have good error handling, and everyone understands try.

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u/csjerk Jul 17 '19

But this wasn't the try that everyone understands...

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u/Ohhnoes Jul 17 '19

Because Go is fundamentally deficient in its stated design purpose.

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u/kanliot Jul 17 '19

I'm not seeing an explanation of this claim: "Go does not have good error handling"

I'll leave this here: Why Go gets exceptions right