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Ten years of Try-Operator in #rust

Wow.

In the very beginning, I found it weird and resisted against that change. I was wrong, of course.
? is love, ? is life!

Mar 26 at 6:20amWeb
Show threadHemera  Mar 26
@musicmatze We are ready for try blocks now 😿
Show threadGeorg SemmlerMar 26

@Hemera @musicmatze

You could say: We have try blocks at home: https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=debug&edition=2024&gist=a6e8275b7f638a19b7091499028ae2df

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Show threadHemera  Mar 26

@weiznich @musicmatze This is forbidden knowledge

 

Why did you curse me with this hahahaha

Show threadXavMar 26
@Hemera @musicmatze but are the `try` blocks ready for us ?
Show threadAlice ✨🌙 LunaMar 26

@musicmatze and of course it's great if the following happens:

result??

the code reads like "what am i even doing here" or "am i really sure that's a good idea" 

Show threadManpacketMar 26
@musicmatze maybe one day we'll get proper monads... `?` is a monadic bind, but hardcoded to work with just three of them.