Flight Log / dotnet/docs #47090
Fix overstatement about nullable reference types runtime protection — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/docs on Jul 3, 2025; merged clean in 5 d, merged by @BillWagner: +2 −2, 2 files, 2 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot fixes a tutorial that wrongly says non-nullable reference type variables can't be null at runtime. It clarifies that nullable reference types give compile-time warnings but cannot prevent runtime nulls, especially in public APIs. The pull request changed two files, drew two reviews with zero change requests, and merged after 120.08 hours.
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The tutorial incorrectly stated that non-nullable reference type variables "can't be null" at runtime, which is misleading. While nullable reference types provide valuable compile-time warnings, they cannot prevent null values at runtime, especially for public APIs. ## Changes Made **Primary fix (…
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- Jul 3, 2025labeleddotnet-policy-service[bot]
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- Jul 8, 2025mergedBillWagner
- Jul 8, 2025closedBillWagner
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