[IGNITE-12404] .NET: Adopt nullable reference types

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: platforms
• Labels: .NET
• Flags: Important
• Ignite Flags: Docs Required, Release Notes Required
• Assignee: Pavel Tupitsyn
• Reporter: Pavel Tupitsyn
• Created: 28/Nov/19 19:40
• Updated: 14/Jun/22 09:33

Description

.NET 5 is due on November 2020. Microsoft recommends adopting nullable annotations on public APIs before that date to all library authors:

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/embracing-nullable-reference-types/
• https://stu.dev/csharp8-doing-unsupported-things/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJiLhRPgyq4&feature=youtu.be

The adoption can be performed on any language version by using special attributes in the source code (no binary dependency required): https://github.com/manuelroemer/Nullable