That's actually one of the worst features of Go, as it makes the program full of if statements. Another is the missing Option type (aka its approach to handling null references). 
Matej Cerny
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Functional programming enthusiast with strong foundations in the relational databases world #FP #Scala #Postgres
I've heard a great take on vibe coding from David Grudl: "It's the same shift of paradigm as when programmers ditched assembler for C."
Vimjoyer is launching a new NixOS playlist. Get ready for beautiful terminal outputs and config examples in 4K 60FPS 😀 #nix
Scala.js is steadily moving forward 🚀 #scala 
Scala.js
Announcing Scala.js 1.19.0
Harness the Scala and JavaScript ecosystems to develop robust apps for browsers, serverless, and Node.js.
The IT edition of the Czech Easter whip. A twisted (literally) tradition! 😀 
Easter whip - Wikipedia
Used to Oracle's NVL? You can replicate the same functionality in PostgreSQL easily. #oracle #postgres 
The talk is live for a couple of days. I almost missed it 🙄 😀 View quoted note →
If you want to explore more advanced Scala 3 features, such as Selectables, type lambdas, and macros used in combination with Named Tuples, you will enjoy this article 👇 #scala 
Whiteboxish Macro Powers with Named Tuples - Daniel Beskin
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IntelliJ now supports the new Scala 3.6 context bounds & givens syntax, plus improves handling of named tuples 👏 #scala
IntelliJ Scala Plugin 2025.1 Is Out! | The IntelliJ Scala Plugin Blog
The true cloud programming language #unison
If I started with Scala nowadays, I'd pick the ZIO ecosystem. For building a new library, I'd choose Kyo. #scala https://www.reddit.com/r/scala/comments/1jz36d7/im_trying_to_make_a_roadmap_to_learn_scala_for/
Adding or dropping indexes 📒 in a live PostgreSQL database means locking the entire table, potentially causing application slowdowns or outages. Use CONCURRENTLY with CREATE INDEX or DROP INDEX to perform the operation in the background. #postgres
Keep your folder structure the same in all apps, wrap primitive types in value classes, avoid default values, and so on. You could argue that these recommendations are obvious, but in reality, applying them consistently requires discipline that many teams lack. #scala
As Experimental Capture Checking 🥗 in Scala 3 approaches its next milestone, you can review and discuss the proposed new syntax 👇 #scala 
Scala Contributors
Experimental Capture Checking: New Syntax for Explicit Capture Polymorphism
Hello! As we are gearing up for the next big milestone of the experimental capture-checking feature, we are looking for community feedback on a ne...
Check out this in-depth benchmark from. It looks like your JSON ser/de can be around 10 % faster with this experimental flag 🇮🇩 #scala #jdk https://www.reddit.com/r/scala/comments/1jptiv3/xxusecompactobjectheaders_is_your_new_turbo/
Really interesting comparison between automatic vs. semi-automatic type class derivation and their impact on performance. #scala
The guy who has completely changed the world, talking about the tool which completely changed the whole software development process. #Git #LinusTorvalds
Ready to start diving into NixOS. #nixos 
Markdown in documentation, finally! 🎉 More info: 
Markdown in Java Docs? Shut Up and Take My Comments! | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog
Named tuples in Scala 3.7 are not just lightweight case classes. They can fundamentally change how, e.g., de/serialization, endpoint derivation, database libraries, or even Spark can work in the future. #scala