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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago
[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

Ah, my brain was in C mode, where NULL is functionally 0. This is about the concept, which doesn't apply equally to all languages.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yep. There are some languages where this applies, because it’s a mathematical concept. The point is it’s the same ‘no value’ concept, which isn’t ~~shared by~~ implemented the same way by all languages.

C is strongly typed, and uses pointers, so NULL sort of intrinsically has a value in C.

edit: my wording was a bit off

[-] djmikeale@feddit.dk 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

You can kinda think of it as null meaning undefined. In this case, "undefined does not equal undefined" seems easier for me to wrap my head around

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