In defence of Golang error handling
10 months ago
- #Error Handling
- #Golang
- #Programming
- Error handling is crucial in programming, typically managed via try/catch blocks in many languages.
- Golang treats errors as values returned by functions, making error handling explicit but verbose.
- This design ensures non-happy paths are not ignored, promoting safer and more resilient programs.
- Golang's approach aids in reading and understanding code, as all actions are visible within a function.
- Despite verbosity, the explicit error handling mechanism is favored for its clarity and safety benefits.
- The Golang team has considered but decided against syntactic changes to reduce error handling verbosity.