Re:Migrating from Go to Rust
by wtetzner on Monday May 25, 2026 @04:49PM
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Except anyhow is compatible in that direction. io::Error and thiserror types will automatically convert to anyhow errors.
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In my experience it's not quite as automatic as you'd hope. I always often to throw in stuff like `.map_err(Into::into)` or `Ok(foo?)` to convert the errors.
Not the end of the world but I do think defending the proliferation of error types in typical Rust projects is copium.
Yes, `?` automatically does `.into()`.
There are plenty of reasons you can complain about Rust's error handling, but "proliferation of error types" feels like a misunderstanding of how Rust error handling works in the first place.