I was one of the many who argued strenuously that they not add try(). I spent an entire day writing up my reasons who I posted to the ticket on GitHub.
Bottom line, try() had too many flaws — especially related to consistency with the rest of Go — to be an appropriate addition to the Go language.
Adding try() to Go would be like adding a disco ball to the Sistine Chapel. Sure, disco balls have their place, but some places are just not appropriate for disco balls.
