Meme transcription: Panel 1. Two images of JSON, one is the empty object, one is an object in which the key name maps to the value null. Caption: “Corporate needs you to find the difference between this picture and this picture”

Panel 2. The Java backend dev answers, “They’re the same picture.”

  • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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    11 days ago

    Just what every programming language needs, not one, but two types of null! Because nobody ever said one type was difficult enough.

    If I see any of you make this distinction matter for anything other than “PUT vs. PATCH” semantics I’m going to be very angry.