Chapter 15
Optional Values
WHAT’S IN THIS CHAPTER?
Programmers of languages derived from C have long been familiar with null as a representation of “nothing.” In spite of common disadvantages that date back as long as the keyword null itself, the concept is still around today. Functional languages have a different heritage when it comes to expressing “nothing” and the approaches used there can also be mirrored in C#.
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