i just checked one of the projects where i work and a search for "null" returns 32 matches. its a java project and i believe the checks came about because stuff

i just checked one of the projects where i work and a search for "null" returns 32 matches. its a java project and i believe the checks came about because stuff being converted to strings and then being sent back and forth between html forms and the backend. > git grep -i '"NULL"' src |wc -l > 32