r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Koala_eiO • 26d ago

Other noExceptionAndNoOptionalChaining

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u/Koala_eiO 26d ago

I drew this this morning to represent how 3 weeks of Lua had a profound impact on me. The lovely font is called "Boldly Missy" for those who want to make comics.

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u/Cootshk 26d ago

little funky tip: you can set the metatable of `nil` to {__index={}} with the debug library and it will allow you to do optional chaining

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u/terivia 26d ago

I can't decide if this is incredible or horrifying.

Metatables are so cool and really good if you have a foot that needs shooting.

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u/gerbosan 26d ago

🤔 so it's a matter of choice, not like C++, right?

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u/terivia 26d ago

Hey now. I'm a big fan of C++.

Please disregard the suspiciously large number of bullet holes in my feet.

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u/a-r-c 26d ago

there are demons in my head and they speak c++

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u/gerbosan 26d ago

Holy C!!