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0 pointsorphea7mo ago0 comments

Like goto, unwrap is just a tool that has its use cases. No need to make a boogeyman out of it.

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gishh7mo ago· 2 in thread

To be fair, if you’re not “this tall” you really shouldn’t consider using goto in a c program. Most people aren’t that tall.

tucnak7mo ago

Nonsense. Linux kernel for one example, uses goto everywhere for error handling.

gishh7mo ago

How many codebases besides the Linux kernel had you seen an intentional amount of use of goto?

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metaltyphoon7mo ago

Yes it's meant to be used in test code. If you're sure it can't fail do then use .expect() that way it shows you made a choice and it wasn't just a dev oversight.

fwjafwasd7mo ago

panicans should be using .expect() in production

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