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[c++] NULL vs nullptr (Why was it replaced?)

You can find a good explanation of why it was replaced by reading A name for the null pointer: nullptr, to quote the paper:

This problem falls into the following categories:

  • Improve support for library building, by providing a way for users to write less ambiguous code, so that over time library writers will not need to worry about overloading on integral and pointer types.

  • Improve support for generic programming, by making it easier to express both integer 0 and nullptr unambiguously.

  • Make C++ easier to teach and learn.

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