Articles with the tag "nil"

When nil Isn't Equal to nil

It is easy to get confused by when and why different variants of nil will be equal and when they won't be in Go. In this article we explore why this happens so that you know what to expect when writing your code.

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Jon Calhoun is a full stack web developer who also teaches about Go, web development, algorithms, and anything programming related. He also consults for other companies who have development needs. (If you need some development work done, get in touch!)

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