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No. Java messing things up as usual, doesn't have any broader impact on the usefulness of the concept. Error handling with null is wrong and broken, regardless
by premium-concern 10y ago
No. Java messing things up as usual, doesn't have any broader impact on the usefulness of the concept.
Error handling with null is wrong and broken, regardless of whether the null is "typed" or not.
null might have some very limited other uses, but they will never compete with those structures designed for error handling, because they do something fundamentally different.
- cle 10y agoMy argument is practical, not theoretical. Platitudes and ideals are disposable when you have to actually build something.
- premium-concern 10y agoYawn. Java is the platform with NPEs and null checks everywhere. If that's your definition of practical, sure, go ahead.