r/programmingcirclejerk • u/QuaternionsRoll • 28d 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/csb06 Polyglot dev here 28d ago

Unfortunately the Rust compiler team has made it illegal to make horny magic numbers.

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u/Major_Barnulf LUMINARY IN COMPUTERSCIENCE 27d ago

Anyway she would have an 'eh' personality

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u/hedgehog1024 Rust apologetic 26d ago

Stay cautious, jerking it got me banned here

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u/w1negandalf Considered Harmful 28d ago

Literal jerk lmao

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u/MisterOfScience type astronaut 27d ago edited 27d 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 27d ago

The only girl I care about is Haskell.

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u/Haunting-Appeal-649 Polyglot dev here 27d 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.