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Slapping on a .expect is also error handling! (lemmy.world)
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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh, it can happen when you do calculations with compile-time constants...

But the GP's claim that it's a "frequent" thing is suspect.

(Crashing is also useful when you are writing and-user applications, but you'll probably want .expect like in the meme.)