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Subject: Re: optional types
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On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 4:46 AM, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> Even if it becomes official, which seems likely, it will still be optional
> -- hence, only useful if folks actually use it.  ;)

Yes, but if it's official, the standard library (large parts of it, at
least) will use it, which will make it a lot more useful than it
currently is.

ChrisA