Compare Pairs
Option.as_mut
vs RefCall.borrow_mut
outer mutability &mut
vsinterior mutability &
- Compile-time vs Runtime for Borrow Rules
Option::map
vs Option::unwrap()
map
handle both Some and None, avoids explicit unwrapping,reducing the risk of panics and making code more declarative.
There are two flavors of map in Rust, one for iterator map (many values), one for Option tranformed.
map
follow a functional programming pattern: take a container, apply a transformation to its concents, and return a new container of the same kind.