*       assertions are for. Note that assertions are not enabled by default; they are essentially
 *       considered "compiled comments."
 *   <li>An explicit {@code if/throw} (as illustrated below) is always acceptable; we still
 *       recommend using our {@link VerifyException} exception type. Throwing a plain {@link
 *       RuntimeException} is frowned upon.

Eu penso que `Union[SomeType, None]` é mais explícito sobre o que ele significa.

Isso é apenas sobre palavras e nomes. Mas estas palavras podem afetar como os seus colegas de trabalho pensam sobre o código.

Por exemplo, vamos pegar esta função:

Creo que `Union[SomeType, None]` es más explícito sobre lo que significa.

Se trata solo de las palabras y nombres. Pero esas palabras pueden afectar cómo tú y tus compañeros de equipo piensan sobre el código.

Como ejemplo, tomemos esta función:

  @GwtIncompatible // SerializableTester
  public void testStringConverterSerialization() {
    SerializableTester.reserializeAndAssert(Ints.stringConverter());
  }

  public void testToArray() {
    // need explicit type parameter to avoid javac warning!?
    List<Integer> none = Arrays.<Integer>asList();
    assertThat(Ints.toArray(none)).isEqualTo(EMPTY);

    List<Integer> one = Arrays.asList((int) 1);

      }
    }

    /** The listeners to notify during a state transition. */
    final ListenerCallQueue<Listener> listeners = new ListenerCallQueue<>();

    /**
     * It is implicitly assumed that all the services are NEW and that they will all remain NEW
     * until all the Listeners are installed and {@link #markReady()} is called. It is our caller's

      }
    }

    /** The listeners to notify during a state transition. */
    final ListenerCallQueue<Listener> listeners = new ListenerCallQueue<>();

    /**
     * It is implicitly assumed that all the services are NEW and that they will all remain NEW
     * until all the Listeners are installed and {@link #markReady()} is called. It is our caller's

I think `Union[SomeType, None]` is more explicit about what it means.

It's just about the words and names. But those words can affect how you and your teammates think about the code.

As an example, let's take this function:

   * is empty.
   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an infinite loop. You
   * should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that you will eventually remove all the
   * elements.
   *
   * <p>To cycle over the iterable {@code n} times, use the following: {@code
   * Iterables.concat(Collections.nCopies(n, iterable))}

            return "url=" + url + " depth=" + depth;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determines the maximum number of URLs to access during crawling.
     * This method checks for explicit max_access_count parameter or recursive flag.
     *
     * @param paramMap the data store parameters
     * @param dataMap the data map containing crawling configuration

  /**
   * Returns true if the given member is a method that overrides {@link Object#equals(Object)}.
   *
   * <p>The documentation for {@link Object#equals} says it should accept null, so don't require an
   * explicit {@code @NullableDecl} annotation (see <a
   * href="https://github.com/google/guava/issues/1819">#1819</a>).
   *
   * <p>It is not necessary to consider visibility, return type, or type parameter declarations. The