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  "path": "/t/idea-pre-rfc-null-free-pointers/23991?page=5#post_85",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T01:20:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "SkiFire13:\n\n> If I understand it correctly the original motivation was to be able to use the ecosystem based on references with objects that sit at address 0.\n\nEcosystem compatibility is not the primary goal - the zeroable reference primitive is about closing the gap where no reference-like primitive can represent a valid hardware address. Ecosystem adoption can follow incrementally.",
  "title": "Idea / Pre-RFC: Null-free pointers"
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