top | item 34207382 (no title) amorroxic | 3 years ago the null concept being referred to as “the billion dollars mistake” - until discovering optionals and gradually opening up to FP, category theory, etc discuss order hn newest bazoom42|3 years ago The “billion dollar mistake” was not the null concept itself, it was having all reference types be nullable, i.e no distinction between nullable and non-nullable in the type system.
bazoom42|3 years ago The “billion dollar mistake” was not the null concept itself, it was having all reference types be nullable, i.e no distinction between nullable and non-nullable in the type system.
bazoom42|3 years ago