I don’t think that is correct. You would have the same problem if you allocated m after the m2 assignment.
> On Aug 9, 2026, at 11:56 AM, Jan Mercl <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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/BF08BE8A-DFD0-42F0-BC54-04DA8F18F4C3%40me.com.
