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Re:Why Maybe Is Better Than Null by FreeFull on Friday April 19, 2013 @01:27PM (#5577737)
I don't know about it in terms of money loss, but generally having missed checks caught at compile time rather than having the program crash is a good thing.
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Re:Why Maybe Is Better Than Null by cantankerous on Friday April 19, 2013 @01:28PM (#5577747)
Not to mention lost time spent hunting for a hidden nil value.
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