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Algol's null and SQL's null are unrelated. In SQL it allows many operations to pass through an out of scope value without exceptions, like the Maybe monad. In A
by ghusbands 9y ago
Algol's null and SQL's null are unrelated. In SQL it allows many operations to pass through an out of scope value without exceptions, like the Maybe monad. In Algol, it serves as a broken reference causing exceptions on any use.