> And I suspect that now that "if let ... else" is available that that will become the preferred style for handling two cases. if let Pattern(binding) = th

> And I suspect that now that "if let ... else" is available that that will become the preferred style for handling two cases. if let Pattern(binding) = thing { ... } else { ... } has been available for a long time. What was recently stabilized is let Pattern(binding) = thing else { ... }; which is syntax sugar for let binding = if let Pattern(binding) { binding } else { ... }; And facilitates easier unwrapping in early exit or default scenarios, without an extra level of indentation.