Errors on Segflowhttps://segflow.github.io/tags/errors/Recent content in Errors on SegflowHugoen-usThu, 14 Nov 2024 17:10:00 +0100Errors are values, but only if you treat them that wayhttps://segflow.github.io/post/errors-are-values/Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:10:00 +0100https://segflow.github.io/post/errors-are-values/<p>Last time I argued that a function&rsquo;s <a href="../../post/self-explained-function-signatures/">signature should never lie</a>. The <code>error</code> return is the most lied-about part of every Go signature I read. It gets logged, swallowed, repackaged, panicked on, and printed back to the user as <code>internal error: internal error: internal error</code>. Three habits keep it honest.</p>