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		jeswin on Dec 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A case study on strict null checks I like Rust from what I've tried. But I'd have preferred something like this: `let file = file.unwrapOrPanicWith("file was null");` option.expect(message) doesn't semantically make sense.

steveklabnik on Dec 18, 2020 | [–]

There was some discussion about this when the method was named; you're not alone. In the end, it is what it is. You could define your own method like that if you really wanted to.

jack1243star on Dec 18, 2020 | [–]

I read it as expect (prepare) for the worst!

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