diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
+# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
+#
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor/
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2022 phelmkamp
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
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+# dontpanic
+
+Panic-free alternatives to common Go operations.
+
+## Installation
+
+`go get github.com/phelmkamp/dontpanic`
+
+## Usage
+
+```go
+func f() (err error) {
+    defer dontpanic.Recover(&err)
+    // do stuff that might panic...
+}
+```
diff --git a/dontpanic.go b/dontpanic.go
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+++ b/dontpanic.go
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+// Copyright 2022 phelmkamp. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package dontpanic provides panic-free alternatives to common operations.
+package dontpanic
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// SetMapIndex sets m[k] = v.
+// Returns an error if m is nil.
+func SetMapIndex[K comparable, V any, M ~map[K]V](m M, k K, v V) (err error) {
+	defer Recover(&err)
+	m[k] = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetSliceIndex sets s[i] = v.
+// Returns an error if i is out of range.
+func SetSliceIndex[E any, S ~[]E](s S, i int, v E) (err error) {
+	defer Recover(&err)
+	s[i] = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SliceIndex returns s[i].
+// Returns an error if i is out of range.
+func SliceIndex[E any, S ~[]E](s S, i int) (_ E, err error) {
+	defer Recover(&err)
+	return s[i], nil
+}
+
+// Slice returns s[i:j:k].
+//
+// Supports [:]
+//  Slice(s)
+// or [i:]
+//  Slice(s, i)
+// or [i:j]
+//  Slice(s, i, j)
+// or [i:j:k]
+//  Slice(s, i, j, k)
+// Returns an error if indexes are out of range or too many are specified.
+func Slice[E any, S ~[]E](s S, ijk ...int) (_ S, err error) {
+	defer Recover(&err)
+	switch len(ijk) {
+	case 0:
+		return s[:], nil
+	case 1:
+		return s[ijk[0]:], nil
+	case 2:
+		return s[ijk[0]:ijk[1]], nil
+	case 3:
+		return s[ijk[0]:ijk[1]:ijk[2]], nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ijk: expected 0-3 indexes; found %d", len(ijk))
+	}
+}
+
+// Recover calls recover() and writes the result to err.
+func Recover(err *error) {
+	switch r := recover().(type) {
+	case nil:
+		return
+	case error:
+		*err = r
+	default:
+		*err = fmt.Errorf("%v", r)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dontpanic_test.go b/dontpanic_test.go
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+++ b/dontpanic_test.go
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+package dontpanic
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSliceIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		s []string
+		i int
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "nil",
+			args:    args{s: nil, i: 0},
+			want:    "",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := SliceIndex(tt.args.s, tt.args.i)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("SliceIndex() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("SliceIndex() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetMapIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		m map[string]int
+		k string
+		v int
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "nil",
+			args:    args{m: nil, k: "foo", v: 0},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := SetMapIndex(tt.args.m, tt.args.k, tt.args.v)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("MapIndex() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+++ b/go.mod
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+module github.com/phelmkamp/dontpanic
+
+go 1.18