The problem with null, i think, is that in some languages its harder than it should be to reason about when to expect a null. tooling helps, but it still catch

The problem with null, i think, is that in some languages its harder than it should be to reason about when to expect a null. tooling helps, but it still catches people by surprise, and handling it often feels cumbersome. This is possibly why people rant about it so often. I don't know if there is a better solution, but it feels like there is room for improvement.