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Linux historically used magic numbers to recognise structs being used incorrectly with void pointers. These have been increasingly replaced with type-safe macros: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/915163/ba83480903b82cb8/
Some of the original files were unchanged from the 90s!
Magic login links are underrated. They're a great way of logging in to little-used services, and faster than the password reset process.
I met some interesting gradual type people at POPL yesterday, and the schedule was full of good talks!
Friday opened with a great introduction to probabilistic PLs with live demos. It showed usage, although it feels like "random programming with magic"