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Re:Java 8’s new Optional type doesn't solve anything by oldmanjay on Monday October 26, 2015 @11:55AM (#10452226)
The distinction is there but the runtime behavior is not remarkably different. This feels more like a philosophical argument with no real purpose, to be honest.
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Re:Java 8’s new Optional type doesn't solve anything by bkv on Monday October 26, 2015 @02:12PM (#10453212)
If you don't think it's an important distinction then your real beef is that the developer can choose to panic in certain scenarios, which of course is silly when put in context.
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