value, err := doFallibleOperation()
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("fallible operation failed - %w", err)
}
That error construct exclusively works for the poor human who has to debug the system, looking at its logs. No call stacks and, crucially, no automatic handling.At least with Rust's enums it is possible to make errors automatically actionable. If one skips that part and opts for anyhow because it's too much work, that's really a user problem.
I like the author's idea of "designing" errors by exposing their actionability in the interface a lot. I'm not overall sold on whether that should be the primary categorization, but at least including a docstring to each enum variant about what can be done about the matter sounds like a nice way to improve most code a little bit.