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Re:Why nullable types? by joshgev on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:05PM (#25341213)
> It seems as though there is this common misconception that Rust does not have a concept of null.

I don't think that's quite relevant, though. Rust doesn't have a concept of nulls like like Java, Javascript, Python, etc do in which just about any variable might contain a value or null. Rust certainly doesn't have that.

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Re:Why nullable types? by ibraheemdev on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @08:33AM (#25344764)
I would not say that it is not relevant. Raw pointers are a fundamental part of the language. It is just that Rust abstracts over them so that many users do not have to worry about them.

I see your point though.

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