Add chapter on error handling#2213
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| ## Defensive programming in Rust |
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This needs a section where we actually explain what defensive programming is and why it's good.
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I've opted to cover this from a fairly elementary level: focusing on best practices within both Rust and programming for handling errors.
Bevy has some specific tools for helping with error handling, but in practice, most new Bevy users need to be told about and master the fundamentals before those are of much use.
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Errortype, system piping, the default error handlerqueue_handledand thetry_variants