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Done. [1] 1. http://www.google.co.ug/patents/EP0881577A2?cl=fi http://www.google.co.ug/patents/EP0881577A2?cl=fi

• ScottBurson 11y ago
  This is an extremely narrow patent that doesn't do anything like claiming all uses of null pointer exceptions. It just claims what strikes me as a rather minor optimization on how attempts to dereference a null pointer can be detected. It surprises me a little that it was considered worth patenting, but I guess it is fairly general in that it could be used in a lot of language implementations. The benefit is hardly worth writing home about, though.
  • jkyle 11y ago
    My tongue was firmly in cheek.
    • ScottBurson 11y ago
      Oops! Sorry, I missed it :-)
• bobwaycott 11y ago
  What the fuck.