I don't understand something: if the null pointer was a billion dollar mistake, and has caused pain and system crashes for decades, then why weren't there any attempts to just not implement it in an object-oriented system?
#programming #oop #nullsafety #nullpointer #null #billiondollarmistake #algol #java #c #question

the #jetblue app page with my options for my rescheduled 6am flight (experienced this at 4:30 am and didn’t bring me joy from a UX experience ?). wish people would test these things with a little more imagination. I assume another industry standard #nullpointer.

Just saw that the Java/JDK developers are finally tackling the billion dollar mistake.

String! good = "this is never null";

It is listed for Java-25, hope this gets done.

#java #jdk #billiondollarmistake #null #nullpointer #npe

https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8303099

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_pointer#History

I have one annoying problem with people bashing C/C++ with regard to NULL pointer.
NULL pointer is *C* problem.
C++ has references since forever. Here the problem is programmers not using them. If a *C++* function takes a pointer as a parameter and does not allow it to be nullptr, it's a bug - it should take a reference instead.
std::optional is still newish, so give some slack to pointers still.

#programming #Cpp #null #NullPointer

#CrowdStrike-Fiasko: Der #NullPointer ist Schuld | c't Magazin https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Fataler-Fehler-bei-CrowdStrike-Schuld-war-ein-Null-Pointer-9807896.html #Development

Fataler Fehler bei CrowdStrike: Schuld war ein Null Pointer | heise online
https://heise.de/-9807896 #CrowdStrike #Bluescreen #Programmierung #CPlusPlus #NullPointer

CrowdStrike took down Debian and Rocky Linux a few months ago and no one noticed

https://stackdiary.com/crowdstrike-took-down-debian-and-rocky-linux-a-few-months-ago-and-no-one-noticed/

#CrowdStrike #Debian #RockyLinux #Linux #BSOD #Crash #Update #Security #Cybersecurity #Falcon #Bug #Kernel #Servers #Outage #Disruption #Testing #Compatibility #Error #IT #Tech #Technology #Software #Issue #Fix #ITsupport #TechNews #ITnews #SystemCrash #SystemUpdate #KernelPanic #NullPointer

Nach dem gestrigen IT-#Chaos ist die #Ursache für die weltweiten Abstürze von #Windows-Systemen wohl identifiziert. Schuld ist demnach ein #NullPointer im #Code des #Crowdstrike-Updates. https://winfuture.de/news,144037.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

›They Have Played Us #Programmer|s for Absolute #Fool|s‹

🧷 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTiAWZ1YfzI&t=217s

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🏷️ #Lisp #Scheme #CommonLisp #CPP #Rust #DennisRitchie #BrianKernighan #BjarneStroustrup #CLang #Rustacean #MetaProgramming #Risitas #JohnMcCarthy #Unix #Pipes #Segfault #NullPointer #UndefinedBehaviour #GarbageCollection #MemoryManagement #BellLabs #ObjectSystem #FunctionalProgramming #Syntax #Rustaceans #MemorySafety #ElRisitas #CLOS #AMOP

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[that feeling when one spends most of the day combing through he internets and code to finally get to a forum thread stating that THIS specific chip on THAT module is not adhering to the ISO standard and thus wont work as expected]

#thestudio #nfc #nullpointer

Why I love #Rust:

Every day at work, using #CSharp or #JavaScript, I constantly see potential #NullPointer exceptions littered throughout the code.

The lack of nulls and overall defensive mindset that #Rust enforces leaves your mind free to focus on higher-level solutions.