> Optional<T> can be null, Empty, or have a value, whereas T can be null or have a value Thanks for the explanation. Wow, this sounds like a a bit of a mess, o

> Optional<T> can be null, Empty, or have a value, whereas T can be null or have a value Thanks for the explanation. Wow, this sounds like a a bit of a mess, one because of the allocation, and also because it seems there are multiple ways something can be semantically null.