IEEE

Fast and Precise Static Null Exception Analysis With Synergistic Preprocessing

Abstract: Pointer operations are common in programs written in modern programming languages such as C/C++ and Java. While widely used, pointer operations often suffer from bugs like null pointer ...
The New York Times

The Twist in Bolivia’s Election: A Phantom Campaign Run From the Woods

Despite being barred from running again for president and being sought for arrest, a towering figure of Bolivian politics is trying to rally supporters to cast null votes. Former President Evo Morales ...
Nature

Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them

Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature, according to a survey. The findings suggest that there is a need for ...
Newsweek

Joe Biden Pardons ‘Null and Void,’ Ted Cruz Says

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has argued some of the pardons and sentence commutations issued by President Joe Biden before he left office in January 2025 are likely legally "null and void" because they were ...
Hacker

Code Smell 304: Null Pointer Exception - How to Avoid NULL References That Cause Runtime Crashes

I’m a sr software engineer specialized in Clean Code, Design and TDD Book "Clean Code Cookbook" 500+ articles written ...
GitHub

java.lang.NullPointerException: null

at org.apache.shardingsphere.mode.manager.ContextManager.addShardingSphereSchemaData(ContextManager.java:592) ~[shardingsphere-mode-core-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2] at org ...
GitHub

java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.lang.Integer.intValue()" because the return value of "com.clutcher.w.a()" is null

Since WebStorm 2024.2 I am experiencing this issue using Better Highlights 2024.1.34. The exception triggers quite often while just browsing the code java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke ...
InfoQ

Null-Restricted and Nullable Types for Java

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludi Akue discusses how the tech sector’s ...
InfoQ

JSpecify 1.0.0 and Nullability in Java

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Soroosh Khodami discusses why we aren't ready ...
Nature

So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it?

Researchers have tried a bunch of strategies to get more negative results into the literature. Nature asks whether they are working. Evolutionary biologist Natalie Pilakouta thought it would be an ...
www.cs.cmu.edu

The Package java.lang

The general contract of toString is that it returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The idea is to provide a concise but informative representation that will be useful to a person ...