NilAway
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6recommend
0warn against
Nov 14, 2025first mention
Sep 15, 2026latest mention
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“That makes nilaway a decent tool to get feedback right away”
“In development: https://github.com/uber-go/nilaway”
“At work we use Uber’s NillAway, so that helps bit.”
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“it's also more ergonomic”
“This does exist, actually.”
“That makes nilaway a decent tool to get feedback right away”
“In development: https://github.com/uber-go/nilaway”
There is borgo https://github.com/borgo-lang/borgo but it's not yet mature and not being actively developed
“At work we use Uber’s NillAway, so that helps bit.”