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NullPointerExceptions in Haskell
Data.NullPointer 
Tired of using Maybe? Wrapping values in Just makes you sick?
Missing your NullPointerExceptions?
Add null value to any data type using Data.NullPointer!
Example
import Prelude hiding (null)
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import Data.NullPointer
getFirstArg :: [String] -> String
getFirstArg (x:_) = x
getFirstArg [] = null
main = do
arg <- getFirstArg <$> getArgs
if isNull arg
then putStrLn "No argument passed"
else putStrLn arg
What if I forget to check if a value is null?
You'll get a NullPointerException, just like in Java! Brillant!