Result<T,E>: A Better Way to Fail
Welcome to Day 20! Today we’re talking about failure, but in the best possible way. Because, let’s be honest, things go wrong. Files go missing. Network calls timeout. Data isn’t always what we expect. And if you’ve been living in the .NET world like I have, your first instinct might be to reach for the trusty try-catch block.
Rust, though? Rust says, “Let’s not wait until runtime to deal with failure. Let’s handle it right now, at compile time.” And the tool that it gives us to do that is Result
Rust, though? Rust says, “Let’s not wait until runtime to deal with failure. Let’s handle it right now, at compile time.” And the tool it gives us to do that is Result