chore(go): print algo-stamps without errors

algo/algo.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package algo
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ type Values []float64
 func DoRandomSearch(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 
-	if err := printRandomSearch("starting..."); err != nil {
+	printRandomSearch("starting...")
-		log.Printf("randomSearch: error printing RandomSearch to stderr: %q", err)
-	}
 }
 
 // DoStochasticHillClimbing performs a search using the 'Stochastic Hill
@@ -26,7 +23,5 @@ func DoRandomSearch(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 func DoStochasticHillClimbing(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 
-	if err := printSHC("starting..."); err != nil {
+	printSHC("starting...")
-		log.Printf("shc: error printing SHC to stderr: %q", err)
-	}
 }

algo/randomSearch.go

@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ func fmtRandomSearchOut(input string) string {
 	return getRandomSearchLogPrefix() + " " + input
 }
 
-func printRandomSearch(input string) error {
+func printRandomSearch(input string) {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmtRandomSearchOut(input))
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmtRandomSearchOut(input)); err != nil {
-
+		fmt.Fprintf(
-	return err
+			os.Stdout,
+			getRandomSearchLogPrefix(),
+			"error while printing to stderr: %q\n * original message was: %q",
+			err, input,
+		)
+	}
 }
 
 func genValsRandomSearch(dimens uint, vals []float64, uniform *distuv.Uniform) {

algo/randomSearch_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,5 @@ func TestFmtRandomSearchOut(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintRandomSearch(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := printRandomSearch("whatever"); err != nil {
+	printRandomSearch("whatever")
-		t.Errorf("error while printing to stderr: %q", err)
-	}
 }

algo/stochasticHillClimbing.go

@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ func fmtSHCOut(input string) string {
 	return getSHCLogPrefix() + " " + input
 }
 
-func printSHC(input string) error {
+func printSHC(input string) {
-	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmtSHCOut(input))
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmtSHCOut(input)); err != nil {
-
+		fmt.Fprintf(
-	return err
+			os.Stdout,
+			getSHCLogPrefix(),
+			"error while printing to stderr: %q\n * original message was: %q",
+			err, input,
+		)
+	}
 }

algo/stochasticHillClimbing_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,5 @@ func TestFmtSHCOut(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrintSHC(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := printSHC("whatever"); err != nil {
+	printSHC("whatever")
-		t.Errorf("error while printing to stderr: %q", err)
-	}
 }