Rant against Go language error handling in cryptographic code
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- The poster vents frustration at Go's verbose error-handling style while writing password-based encryption code.
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- /g/109598245 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 13 replies The poster vents frustration at Go's verbose error-handling style while writing password-based encryption code.
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