Code Smell 208 - Don't Use Null for Real Places

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Learn why using (0, 0) for missing coordinates creates bugs and how a polymorphic Location type keeps Kotlin models accurate.
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Learn why using (0, 0) for missing coordinates creates bugs and how a polymorphic Location type keeps Kotlin models accurate.