> Null is a valid state, not something incredibly scary best dealt with with a full reboot or better yet throwing away the container. Agreed. It should be a f

> Null is a valid state, not something incredibly scary best dealt with with a full reboot or better yet throwing away the container. Agreed. It should be a first-class construct in a language with its own own proper type, Null null; rather than needing to hitch a ride with the Integers and Strings like a second-class construct.