@portaloffreedom@social.linux.pizza2025-11-20 10:07:44
The unwrap thing is the equivalent of ignoring the return value of C functions that can fail.
I still prefer the Rust syntax for this, at least ignoring the error is explicit text in code.
In C ignoring a possible error is silent. To spot the error one would need to know the function signature and documentation in advance.
Side note: exceptions are even worse in my humble opinion. They have the advantage of giving more information about an error than just a null or a negativ…
@Xexyz@mastodon.me.uk2026-02-15 23:39:51
Super Mario World: completed!
I didn't get lost again, but that was largely because the game's designers had finished messing around with the world map and everything was fairly linear from that point. I did find a couple of extra exits on Chocolate Island, but maintaining my aim of ignoring the red blinking markers and just pushing through to the end, I finished off Wendy and progressed through the shipwreck down to Bowser's hidden valley, previously submerged beneath…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-02-18 10:10:14
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Airat Ichmouratov, Elvira Misbakhova & London Symphony Orchestra:
🎵 Viola Concerto No.1 Op.7; 3. Allegro
#AiratIchmouratov #ElviraMisbakhova #LondonSymphonyOrchestra
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social2026-02-04 18:58:03
Beim Thema WM-Boykott 2026 zeigt sich der DFB bemerkenswert stur: Debatte verweigern, während viele – von Fans über Politiker bis zu Vereinen – diskutieren, ob sportliche Teilnahme ohne Auseinandersetzung der gegenwärtigen politischen Situation glaubwürdig ist. Ignorieren ist eben auch eine Haltung. #FAZ #Sport
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-25 08:55:06
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
John Tavener & VOCES8:
🎵 Mother of God, Here I Stand (The Veil of the Temple)
#JohnTavener #VOCES8
https://open.spotify.com/track/6MC5NV7ihoyyauUukya1mr