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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down2·2 days ago nullpointerexception is more likely the developper’s fault Of course it was the developer’s fault. But it’s absurd a language without pointers throws an error about pointers.
minus-squareLysergid@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·2 days agoI guess naming it NullReferenceException will revolutionize industry
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agoHaving error messages that match the language is actually helpful. A reference and a pointer aren’t exactly the same. Like if Rust output “invalid word size” on a type mismatch.
Of course it was the developer’s fault. But it’s absurd a language without pointers throws an error about pointers.
I guess naming it NullReferenceException will revolutionize industry
Having error messages that match the language is actually helpful. A reference and a pointer aren’t exactly the same.
Like if Rust output “invalid word size” on a type mismatch.