The thread centers around programming jokes, inviting participants to share humorous anecdotes and quips related to programming, coding, and the experiences of programmers. The scope includes various types of jokes, from puns to anecdotes, and touches on the culture surrounding programming.
Participants generally share jokes and engage in light-hearted banter, but there are disagreements regarding the clarity and correctness of some jokes, particularly those involving programming syntax and grammar. The discussion remains unresolved on these points, with multiple interpretations present.
Some jokes rely on specific programming knowledge, which may not be universally understood, leading to confusion among participants. Additionally, references to grammar and syntax errors highlight the interplay between programming and language, but the exact nature of these errors is not settled.
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Vic 20 had Basic.DrClaude said:
The IP layer involves an unreliable datagram delivery service rather than a reliable connection oriented delivery service such as TCP. As such, handshaking is not necessary.DaveE said:
Weighted fair queueing (WFQ) MAY be implemented using scales, as
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scale.++[[]][+[]]+[+[]] evaluates to the string "10" in Javascript?And/or horrifying. Yet strangely fascinating. I feel a bit like this is a prototype of the Enki virus from Snowcrash (Edit: Or was Inanna the virus and Enki the cure? Can't remember.)jack action said:
So, trying to work this out:jack action said:
+[] is a trick where an empty list is coerced into a zero, right? So it's ++[[]][0]+[0]. And the zeroth element of the first list is an empty list, so it's ++[]+[0]. Then the increment operator coerces the empty list to a zero and adds one to it, giving 1+[0] which then turns into a "10" via string concatenation for some reason...?++0 would have been funnier...Ibix said:
