- "int?" will be a different type than "int". I.e., we know very well what
we are sacrificing when we choose that type.
- There is a demand there, json and/or sql. Denying it won't make it go
away.

(*Sorry to Jan, was sending to the wrong place*)

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Jan Mercl <0xj...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 5:05 PM Tong Sun <suntong...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Suggesting C# type syntax like "int?" so as to take nil as valid value.
>
> - As int is not a pointer type, what would nil int mean?
>
> - Are you willing to sacrifice extra storage for the additional isNil
> information or do you prefer that int cannot represent 2^(sizeof(int)*8)
> different values?
>
> - (xyproblem?) If you need the information like 'isValid', why a separate
> bool [field] is not enough?
>
> --
>
> -j
>

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