On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM Tom Limoncelli <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why don't maps allocate on the first attempt to store something in them? > > We all know that maps need to be initialized: > > var m map[string]string > m["foo"] = bar // panics on STORE > > Why can't it allocate ON FIRST STORE instead of panicking?
Because https://go.dev/play/p/UbN46-c9iyi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAA40n-XS%3DUMmc9immQ%2Byguj4vQaa8xiLRVFuXrEheBR1f-aBVg%40mail.gmail.com.
