The man who accidentally caused $1 Billion dollars of tech debt

Опубликовано: 10 Июнь 2025
на канале: Jack Hodkinson

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The Java 8 Optional class solved the billion dollar null pointer mistake. In this tutorial, learn how Java Optionals can eradicate NullPointerException and make people love working with your code.

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Pioneers of Computer Science Talk:    • Sir Tony Hoare: Pioneers of Computer Scien...
Turing Award recipient interview:    • Tony Hoare, 1980  ACM Turing Award Recipient

Thanks to Rama/Wikimedia Commons for Sir Tony Hoare image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ho...