title: Getting error "creation of HelloWorld errored: TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object"
body: <p>Pretty new to Solidity and just tried the first HelloWorld smart contract in Remix IDE and stumbled upon this error, while trying to deploy the smart contract.</p>
  <pre><code>creation of HelloWorld pending...
  creation of HelloWorld errored: TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object
  </code></pre>
  <p>My code:</p>
  <pre><code>pragma solidity ^0.5.16;
  
  contract HelloWorld {
      string public greet = &quot;Hello World!&quot;;
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>The Compiler version is set to <code>0.5.16+commit.9c3226ce</code></p>
  <p>Not sure what I am missing, hence any all help and guidance is highly appreciated.</p>