Triple Ref Pointers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZEX_l0DFK0

main.go

// see http://www.eprg.org/computerphile/tripref.c
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

type thing struct {
	item string
	next *thing
}

type list struct {
	tracer **thing
}

func newList() list {
	var head *thing
	return list{&head}
}

// insert adds new element into a singly-linked list.
// **Note**: It does not check for duplicate elements.
func (l list) insert(s string) {
	t := &thing{item: s}
	for *l.tracer != nil && (*l.tracer).item < t.item {
		l.tracer = &(*l.tracer).next
	}
	t.next = *l.tracer
	*l.tracer = t
}

// remove deletes the first element on list whose item field matches the given text.
// **NOTE**: It ignores elements not present in the list.
func (l list) remove(s string) {
	present := (*l.tracer).item == s
	for *l.tracer != nil && !present {
		l.tracer = &(*l.tracer).next
		present = (*l.tracer).item == s
	}
	if present {
		*l.tracer = (*l.tracer).next
	}
}

func (l list) String() string {
	var b strings.Builder
	for *l.tracer != nil {
		b.WriteString((*l.tracer).item + " ")
		l.tracer = &(*l.tracer).next
	}
	return b.String()
}

func main() {
	l := newList()
	l.insert("chips")
	l.insert("wine")
	l.insert("burgers")
	l.insert("beer")
	l.insert("pizza")
	l.insert("zucchini")
	l.insert("burgers")
	l.insert("slaw")
	fmt.Printf("Initial list: %s\n", l)
	l.remove("pizza")
	l.remove("zucchini")
	l.remove("burgers")
	fmt.Printf("Altered list: %s\n", l)
}