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The `Maybe` container seems to be a close analog of `Option` in Rust

https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/std/option.html

It's fairly common across languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_type

Another synonym is Some in some languages.

WellActually™, Some is a synonym of Just, Maybe is a synonym of Option, and Nothing is a synonym of None.

Is this surprising? Of course it is

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