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user249
on July 15, 2022
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Rust should not have provided `unwrap`
When I was learning Rust, unwrap felt like cheating
grumpyprole
on July 15, 2022
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It is! :) Perhaps the name could have made it more obvious: e.g. "get_or_fail"
scotty79
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It could be named .ordie() like php idiom from olden times.
GrumpySloth
on July 15, 2022
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I associate it more with Perl. A quick search reveals Perl to be older than PHP by 7 years, so I'd guess it's a Perl idiom borrowed by PHP.
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