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Java Is Javascript Confirmed

Java Is Javascript Confirmed
So JShell (Java's REPL) does 1 + "1" and gets "11" , while Node.js does the same thing and... also gets "11" . The family resemblance is uncanny. Turns out when you mix numbers and strings with the + operator, both languages just shrug and go "guess we're doing string concatenation now." Java converts that integer to a string faster than a junior dev can say "type coercion." The real joke? After decades of Java devs dunking on JavaScript for its weird type coercion, they're doing the exact same thing. At least JavaScript has the excuse of being designed in 10 days. What's Java's excuse? ๐Ÿค”

Fully Recreated Python In Python

Fully Recreated Python In Python
Congratulations, you've just built an entire programming language in 5 lines. Someone spent years architecting Python's interpreter, and you just speedran it with eval() . This is basically a REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) that takes user input, evaluates it as Python code, and prints the result. In an infinite loop. You know, exactly what the Python interpreter does. Except this one has the security posture of leaving your front door wide open with a sign that says "free stuff inside." The beauty here is that eval() does all the heavy lifting. Want to execute arbitrary code? Done. Want to potentially destroy your system? Also done. It's like reinventing the wheel, except the wheel is already attached to your car and you're just adding a second, more dangerous wheel. Pro tip: Never, ever use eval() on user input in production unless you enjoy surprise job openings on your team.

The Digital Hostage Situation

The Digital Hostage Situation
The AUDACITY of the Python interpreter suggesting I use exit() or Ctrl-D when I just want to ESCAPE! ๐Ÿ’… It's like asking permission to leave a party you never wanted to attend in the first place! The passive-aggressive "Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit" is LITERALLY the digital equivalent of your friend whispering "Can you use the bathroom?" when you're desperately trying to flee a terrible date. HONEY, I typed 'exit' because I wanted OUT five minutes ago, not because I wanted relationship advice from my terminal! Just let me LEAVE already!