An in-depth exploration of common misconceptions about null pointers reveals that their behavior is more complex than typically assumed, particularly regarding memory addresses, dereferencing, and platform-specific implementations. The article challenges 12 widespread assumptions about null pointers, explaining how they differ across architectures, compilers, and programming languages.

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