It doesn’t defeat the problem in theory, but in my experience it does in practice. I’ve never come across an NPE on a nullable reference even in development - i

It doesn’t defeat the problem in theory, but in my experience it does in practice. I’ve never come across an NPE on a nullable reference even in development - it would have to be the result of a really fundamental misunderstanding of the concept. YMMV. Obviously it depends on your teammates.