Idk, I'd take if err != nil { return nil, err } over any of this :) | Hacker News

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		b_e_n_t_o_n 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trying to get error backtraces in Rust libraries r... Idk, I'd take `if err != nil { return nil, err }` over any of this :)

throwawayqqq11 5 months ago [–]

And now you introduce null and err checks all over your code base.

Rust tries to do this ergonomically with the ?-operator, which is not that easy in complex cases but reduces your cognitive load tremendously when possible.

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