Weak pointers in Go: why they matter now

Is that WeakReference in Java?

The article doesn’t actually explain how they work… How does the indirect pointer get set to nil? Does it use runtime.SetFinalizer?

How to shoot yourself in the foot

Great in-depth article, unveiling a lower level of Golang previously unknown to me.

Also have to watch out for nil pointer dereferencing:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakatime.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;48-go-desperately-needs-nil-safe-types" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakatime.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;48-go-desperately-needs-nil-safe-t...</a>

People imagining that “adding the missing features” is what Go needs should be paddled.