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Re:Java 8’s new Optional type doesn't solve anything by danieldk on Monday October 26, 2015 @09:53AM (#10451397)
Sorry for the confusion! I meant 'unsafe' as in partial (not safe for all inputs). Not as in Rust's unsafe keyword.
Re:Java 8’s new Optional type doesn't solve anything by steveklabnik on Monday October 26, 2015 @09:58AM (#10451422)
Ah, right. It's really important in the context of Rust. :) People sometimes claim that unwrap() violates memory safety, which isn't true.