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Java 8 does more type-system work to help with the same unlike its previous versions. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/java8-optional-2175753.ht

• TheCoelacanth 12y ago
  Sadly, until they get around to adding value types (maybe Java 9?) that just adds another layer that can be null.
  • anon4 12y ago
    A null Optional sounds like a cross between Murphy's law and a Zen riddle. You achieve enlightenment, but wish you hadn't.