Afaik, there does exist a decree in most teams at MS to not use null if it can b...

Two4 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: When your last name is Null, nothing works

Afaik, there does exist a decree in most teams at MS to not use null if it can be avoided, and any attempt to do so is likely going to be flagged in code review - or so I'm told.