GoFunctionAdapters

func init() {
    http.HandleFunc("/", errorHandler(betterHandler))
}

func errorHandler(f func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error) http.HandlerFunc {
    return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
        err := f(w, r)
        if err != nil {
            http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
            log.Printf("handling %q: %v", r.RequestURI, err)
        }
    }
}

func betterHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
    if err := doThis(); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("doing this: %v", err)
    }

    if err := doThat(); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("doing that: %v", err)
    }
    return nil
}