Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!news.netfront.net!not-for-mail From: Wanja Gayk Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: toward null-safe cookie cutter Comparators Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:29:30 +0100 Organization: Netfront http://www.netfront.net/ Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.191.1.15 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: adenine.netfront.net 1321792171 86623 217.191.1.15 (20 Nov 2011 12:29:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@netfront.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:29:31 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:10093 In article , newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net says... > Perhaps in this case, but the point still stands that null propagation > can make bug diagnosis much more difficult. Even though I do second you on that, reality says: You rarely have a chance to avoid null propagation and null checks, because you can't write everything for yourself, not every project is a greenfield project and sometimes leaving a null somewhere is the quick option that your project lead is willing to pay (think of partially populating models in several steps for example). Kind regards, -Wanja- -- ..Alesi's problem was that the back of the car was jumping up and down dangerously - and I can assure you from having been teammate to Jean Alesi and knowing what kind of cars that he can pull up with, when Jean Alesi says that a car is dangerous - it is. [Jonathan Palmer] --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net/ - Complaints to news@netfront.net ---