FALSEHOODS PROGRAMMERS BELIEVE ABOUT NULL POINTERS

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Programmers commonly have some misconceptions about null pointers in languages like C, C++, and Rust. This article debunks assumptions ranging from immediate crashes upon dereferencing to the guaranteed address of zero for null pointers. These misconceptions come from compiler optimizations, platform-specific quirks, and the evolving understanding of undefined behavior.