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Why not call nullptr NULL?
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In C++11 the nullptr keyword was added as a more type safe null pointer constant, since the previous common definition of NULL as 0 has some problems.
Why did the standards committee choose not to call the new null pointer constant NULL, or declare that NULL should be #defined to nullptr?
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Probably just backwards compatibility with past C++ versions, where NULL = 0.
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