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Or how I think we won't have them.

== No Nulls ==
See [[Nulls]]

A variable can be declared without being initialized, but the compiler will throw an error if it could be used without being initialized.

== Mutability ==
See [[Mutability]].

We don't need pointers to indicate mutability.

== Smart Compiler ==
The compiler can be smart. A pointer is going to be 8 bytes. Plus it may put pressure on the GC. So if the variable is much larger than that (say >16B), we use a pointer. Otherwise, pass by value. If the value is by reference, just copy over the old one when the call returns.

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