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This, along with stuff like implicit access modifiers based on case, nil interface confusion, named or multiple return values, channel lockups, and `append` oddities make it ring a bit hollow when people complain that no-one could be expected to google once and learn what snippet a `?` operator expands to. Like I don't even necessarily hate all these things, just please don't pretend it's the heart and soul of minimalism or approachable predictability.


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