That's why there is the Goo language:
Go with syntactic sugar and batteries included
https://github.com/pannous/goo/
• errors handled by truthy if or try syntax • all 0s and nils are falsey • #if PORTABLE put(";}") #end • modifying! methods like "hi".reverse!() • GC can be paused/disabled • many more ease of use QoL enhancements