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hmottestad
on April 19, 2013
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Why Maybe Is Better Than Null
Null != None
Null means unknown.
Take a look at the difference between open and closed world systems.
geon
on April 20, 2013
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Null would mean whatever the programmer inteded it to mean. In the C world it sees to me it tends to mean "nothing", while in SQL it usually means "unknown".
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Null means unknown.
Take a look at the difference between open and closed world systems.