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I think the main point here is that key present with a null value and key not present are two distinct states and squashing them down into one loses that inform
by Etheryte 4y ago
I think the main point here is that key present with a null value and key not present are two distinct states and squashing them down into one loses that information.
- entropicdrifter 4y agoRight, but my main point here is that if your business logic cares about the distinction, you've created a pointless footgun 99% of the time. If you care because you're worried about formatting issues or string corruption, there are a million better ways to check for those.