I want to make some data structures that can handle millions of entries. I 
will dome some benchmarks, but in theory slices should be slower (all that 
allocating/reallocating arrays behind the scenes). I don't know the size of 
the structures and I only need the first/last element.

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 8:24:58 PM UTC+3, Egon wrote:
>
> Is there a reason you are using `container/list`, in most cases it's the 
> wrong solution. Slices in most cases are faster and use less resources and 
> easier to work with.
>
> + Egon
>
> On Tuesday, 29 August 2017 01:50:10 UTC+3, BeaT Adrian wrote:
>>
>> Hello, I just started to learn golang and I have a small dillema.
>>
>> My programming is too defensive OR how can I replicate this scenario (for 
>> my test coverage sake)
>>
>> list = list.New()
>> element := list.PushBack(item)
>>  if element == nil {
>>  //don't know how this can happen, just being defensive
>>  return false
>>  }
>>
>>
>> or 
>> element:= list.Back()
>> //can element be nil ? 
>>
>> I browsed the list.List code but still haven't found a solution how to 
>> replicate this case.
>>
>> Thanks!!
>>
>>

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