• SpaceNoodle
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    6 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
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      5 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