You can also use a library like LanguageExt. In practice I'm torn between how neat and logical it looks, and wasting 30min figuring out I used the wrong match()

You can also use a library like LanguageExt. In practice I'm torn between how neat and logical it looks, and wasting 30min figuring out I used the wrong match() on a mixed sync/async scenario after a method signature changed and that's why my database context is disposed of randomly in the middle of operations.