Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics

Re:Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics by tonyedgecombe on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:07AM (#28549855)

And exceptions :)

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Re:Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics by szastamasta on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:46AM (#28550094)

Please, just not exceptions.

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Re:Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics by mseepgood on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:10AM (#28550250)

Too late, Go already has exceptions since 1.0.

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Re:Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics by pjmlp on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:36AM (#28550420)

Indeeed,

    func ThrowIfError(err error) {
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
    }
    // ....
    name, err := FuncWithError()
    ThrowIfError(err)

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Re:Golang: How to Update APIs for Generics by mseepgood on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:08AM (#28550236)

Panic and recover already exist, which are semantically exceptions.

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