Why? Although concise, it requires in-the-know lore. What does "fold" mean? Which order are the params in? Why 2 arg lists? A pattern match _is_ a fold/catamorphism, it's just easier to read. In a team env, it's a no-brainer #scala
https://twitter.com/propensive/status/981805791228387328
At work, we settled on pattern matching as "the" way to resolve an Option like 5 years ago, and nobody has wasted a single brain cycle on it since.
Beginners get a bit bamboozled by this sort of advice, and worry about whether they are "functional enough", which apparently involves using the most obscure available option for any particular use case.
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