Panic in Go should be used sparingly and only in specific scenarios such as programmer errors that are unrecoverable or would add excessive complexity if handled by returning errors. Returning errors offers flexibility and is generally preferred, but panic can be justified for last-ditch guard clauses, unavoidable termination, and avoiding unnecessary error handling complexity.
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