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Discussion on: Force unwrapping is not just “not Swift-like.” It’s wrong.

 
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Evan Deaubl

Yeah, re: the discussion with Theodore below, IB outlets are one place where the escape hatch is useful, because the contract that this value will be set when you use it is being fulfilled another way. It probably shouldn't be an absolute 100% never do it, but training a strong bias against it is wise. And maybe some additional guardrails and mindfulness for when you do need to use it (code comments asserting why you believe it's safe, for example).