I've always been puzzled by this awkward API and couldn't understand why it was this way. It had the side-effect of making me unsure as to whether or not I shou

I've always been puzzled by this awkward API and couldn't understand why it was this way. It had the side-effect of making me unsure as to whether or not I should be using it and why, which is never a nice feeling when you're trying to write the best code possible. Now I understand! Code anxiety just decreased by a lot.