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[-] 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

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