https://yegorov.github.io/tags/optional/ Recent content in Optional on Artem Yegorov Hugo en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:26:19 +0000 https://yegorov.github.io/notes/optional-string-in-go/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:26:19 +0000 https://yegorov.github.io/notes/optional-string-in-go/ <p>Whenever I return to programming in Golang, I always encounter the lack of a standard solution for obtaining the address of a string literal. This is especially necessary when initializing a pointer to a string in a structure, for example, when it contains an optional string field. But I&rsquo;m not alone in this problem, as this issue, which proposed adding a method for obtaining the address of a literal to the standard library, <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues/38298" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was discussed</a> back in 2020.</p>