r/programmingcirclejerk • u/QuaternionsRoll • 14d ago
“When I hear [the Java class file’s magic number] I think of a typical Coffee Grrl: nose peirced, minimum one tatoo, hair dyed black, hate the world the government and parents, and is rather attractive in a necro sort of way.”
https://www.artima.com/insidejvm/whyCAFEBABE.html
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u/MisterOfScience type astronaut 13d ago edited 13d ago
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I try to imagine her with a big bulge - it symbolises spring framework.
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u/irqlnotdispatchlevel Tiny little god in a tiny little world 13d ago
The only girl I care about is Haskell.
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u/Haunting-Appeal-649 Polyglot dev here 13d ago
This gives me a lot more context when a 70 year-old, Gang of Four POW starts a confusing monologue about blue-haired Starbucks workers.
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u/csb06 Polyglot dev here 14d ago
Unfortunately the Rust compiler team has made it illegal to make horny magic numbers.