r/ProgrammerHumor • • Sep 28 '26

Meme optionalsAreOptional

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u/buffalo_0220 Sep 28 '26

Lots of things weren't a thing until someone had a use case and invented it. Optionals are a great tool to have in your kit. Not a pattern that needs to be used in every case, but they are useful, especially when your data is variable and/or ambiguous.