The author has conflated two concepts into "maybe function". Parsing is "maybe" ...

		mrkeen on March 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Maybe Functions The author has conflated two concepts into "maybe function". Parsing is "maybe" in the sense that the parser will either return your object or fail. But it doesn't have to do any hidden, surprising behaviour like the "if (!loggedIn) {" line in the article.

A better name might be “sometimes function”