nil handling may surprise you

nils.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

func main() {
	var myint interface{}
	
	myint = (*int64)(nil)
	
	if myint == nil {
		fmt.Println("it's nil")
	} else {
		fmt.Println("it's not nil")
	}
	
	v := reflect.ValueOf(myint)
	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.IsNil() {
		fmt.Println("it's nil via reflection")
	} else {
		fmt.Println("it's not nil via reflection")
	}
}