Reassessing Tony Hoare’s ‘Billion Dollar Mistake’ for Null Pointers
TL;DR The author revisits Tony Hoare’s label of null references as a “billion dollar mistake,” arguing the claim is hyperbolic…
Was It Really a Billion Dollar Mistake? Reassessing Null Pointer Costs and Trade-offs
TL;DR The author revisits Tony Hoare’s “billion-dollar mistake” label for null pointers and argues that null dereferences are among the…