Bridge the gap between structured logging and errors in Go

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Explores advanced error management patterns in Go applications, particularly HTTP APIs, by bridging structured logging with error handling. Demonstrates how to create ergonomic error management systems that carry contextual metadata through call trees using Go's context package. Introduces techniques for decorating errors with structured data that can be easily consumed by logging systems and monitoring tools, while maintaining simplicity and developer ergonomics. Includes practical implementation examples and introduces the author's fault library for production use.

Structured errors in Go

This article is whole lotta words to just say “Go error handling sucks”(*).
(*) I say that after using Go daily for many years.