---
title: "use-errors-new"
description: "Prefer errors.New for static errors."
image: "https://strider.gempir.com/og.png"
---

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# use-errors-new

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**Default severity:** `warning`

Prefer errors.New for static errors.

## Bad

```go
fmt.Errorf("not found")
```

## Good

```go
errors.New("not found")
```

Source: https://strider.gempir.com/lints/use-errors-new/index.mdx