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Before Go (Golang) 1.26, you couldn't take the address of a literal value. Want to set a pointer field inline? You either created a temp variable or wrote a ptr() helper. Every Go project has one. 
Go 1.26 extends the built-in new() function to accept expressions.

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Go 1.26 enhances the built-in `new` function to accept expressions in addition to types, allowing developers to take the address of a value directly without needing a temporary variable or a generic helper function. Previously, passing a literal value as a pointer required either storing it in a throwaway variable or writing a utility function (a pattern common in codebases like the AWS SDK). With this change, `new(0.15)` works directly, eliminating boilerplate for structs with optional pointer fields.

Go FINALLY Fixed Its Dumbest Syntax Problem

<p>I thought using Capital letters to signify public vs private was Go’s dumbest syntax problem.</p>
