Re: So what's null then if it's not nothing?
From: Jonathan Leffler <jleffler_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 05:21:46 GMT
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Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 05:21:46 GMT
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JOG wrote:
> Even hearing the word "null" is starting to sound embarrassing now,
> never mind postulating a definition for it. Surely the field has
> reached the point where we all know there are better ways of handling
> missing data, but given the tech we have when we get up tomorrow, and
> the job at hand, we have to make do. What more is there to say.
If you're fed up with this conversation, head on over to the comp.std.c news group and read the latest thread on the definition of null pointers. Talk about "Much Ado About Nothing"!
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