Checking against NULL will be eliminated?

[Tom Zych]

Carl Banks wrote:
> Perl works deterministically and reliably.  In fact, pretty much every
> language works deterministically and reliably.  Total non-argument.

Well, yes. I think the real issue is, how many surprises are
waiting to pounce on the unwary developer. C is deterministic
and reliable, but full of surprises. Python is generally low
in surprises. Using "if <identifier>" is one place where you
do have to think about unintended consequences.

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