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Good news, then; languages with an Optional<T> type don’t require you to write more potentially buggy code to check for (or forget to check for) nil.
by teakettle42 4y ago
Good news, then; languages with an Optional<T> type don’t require you to write more potentially buggy code to check for (or forget to check for) nil.
- nicky0 4y agoMeh, different languages give you different tools, different degrees of nannying vs freedom. Some may give you a foot gun, but at least you have a gun and you aren’t required to point it at your foot.
- teakettle42 4y agoI prefer languages that make it easy for me to focus on solving novel problems, rather than wasting my mental energy just trying to not blow my foot off with a rusty musket.