This proposal aims to introduce a new primitive value nil to the ECMAScript language, addressing a gap between null and undefined. While seemingly unnecessary, this addition offers subtle and nuanced differentiation in handling non-values, aligning with modern programming paradigms.
nilnil returns "absent"
| package orwell; | |
| import java.lang.reflect.Field; | |
| public class Room101 { | |
| public static void main(String[] args) { | |
| Integer result = 2 + 2; | |
| System.out.printf("2 + 2 = %d\n", result); |
| > {-# OPTIONS -Wall -XMultiParamTypeClasses -XFunctionalDependencies -XTypeSynonymInstances #-} | |
| > module Main where | |
| 8 people are standing on a west bank of a river and must cross to the | |
| other side using a boat. However, | |
| - the boat carries at most 2 people at a time, | |
| - the father can't be left with the girls without the mother, | |
| - the mother can't be left with the boys without the father, | |
| - the prisoner can't be left with any family members without the police, |