[tus88]

From the link:

> 1. Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property If you’re a JavaScript developer, you’ve probably seen this error more than you care to admit. This one occurs in Chrome when you read a property or call a method on an undefined object.

Does typing stop null object errors in JS, Java or C for that matter? No. You need to continually check for null objects in all langs I use including Python. It seems most of the bugs on that page are of a similar vein.

[joelfolksy]

Null reference errors in Java and C are due to The Billion Dollar Mistake, which is a specific deliberate weakening of a static type system. Statically-typed languages that do not commit The Billion Dollar Mistake do not have null reference errors.