Android Authority

NullPointerException in Java - Explaining the billion dollar mistake

While Java is one of the most in-demand and widely used programming languages in the world, it is not without its detractors. Java is not a particularly beginner-friendly language and it is rife with ...
PC Magazine

null pointer

In programming, a reference to zero. It may be the starting value in the pointer, or may be used as the response to an unsuccessful search function. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Using the not_null Template for Pointers That Must Never Be Null

It's time to meet the Guideline Support Library, a small helper library that provides some missing functionality. I'll show you how to ensure a pointer is never null, which will make your applications ...
Ars Technica

pointers initialized, get functions returning null?

I'm digging into JSBSim for a project I have using OpenEaagles (OE is the framework, JSBSim is used to do the dynamics heavy lifting). There's some changes that I'm trying to make to JSBSim, and I got ...
Electronic Design

Pointers in Rust: Whacking the Mole (Part 2)—The Rust Approach

The Rust language brings a fresh approach to whacking the pointer mole. Why the Rust language needed a fresh approach to managing pointers. Why there are no null values in Rust. Pointers in the Rust ...