• Lysergid@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    I guess naming it NullReferenceException will revolutionize industry

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      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.