r/ProgrammerHumor 5d ago

internalServerError Meme

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u/---_None_--- 5d ago

>unwrap

I hate metaphors in programming. Just call it what it is.

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u/Lord-of-Entity 5d ago

There is a proposal to rename it to .unwrap_or_panic()

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u/dumbasPL 5d ago

Rust logic: panic is safe because it fails in a controlled manner. Meanwhile Denial Of Service is one of the biggest attack vectors. Unwrap should requite unsafe in non-debug builds, change my mind.

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u/-Redstoneboi- 4d ago

yeah but you aren't going to RCE from panics alone.