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		sdfghswe on June 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Rust I wanted had no future What's the alternative? What would you expect happens?

codedokode on June 6, 2023 [–]

Panic so that the invalid value doesn't get stored into the database or somewhere else. The developer then would notice the problem and fix it.

Silently using invalid value is the worst choice.

sdfghswe on June 6, 2023 | [–]

Pardon my ignorance, but what does "panic" mean, specifically?

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