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by Polyisoprene 2329 days ago
Hopefully Java will support proper values regarding inlining and on-stack allocation for non-primitive types soon, but yes option types are a benefit in Rust as long as you’re not using any more advanced reference libraries.
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Can you explain more about "advanced reference libraries", and how they interfere with the benefits of option types?