APPLIED DESIGN PATTERNS

Why You Need Null Objects

Let me tell you why this weird pseudo null-object is so great

Level Up Coding
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4 min readJun 11, 2020

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So, I wrote this piece “Stop Checking for Nulls” and it took some heat from a few developers doubting the NOP’s usefulness. I figured I’d take some time and provide additional examples.

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