People often spend too much time worrying about the things that don't matter.
Often the reason something was done is more important than what was done.
I believe this is not a Go issue.
+Are you running Xcode 8.3?
+I don't think so.
+Yup.
+Code comments can be helpful with unusual situations like this.
+The key word is simple.
+If I could, I would disallow it altogether.
+I completely disagree.
+I say leave it alone.
+I wasn't speaking metaphorically.
+A nil map is like a regular map but it has nothing in it, cannot grow, and takes zero space.
+We live in a digital dark age.
+Neither of your issues is a problem.
+Your ideas may make people happy, which is not a small thing, but do they really help?
+What's this? https://plan9.io/
+Consistency is a better explanation.
+Code can move.