Cute feature I hadn't previously noticed in node: it will evaluate pure expressions before you've even pressed enter!
Looks like this even works for functions that it can recognise as having no side effects.
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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!
An Ode to Linux Desktop Users Everywhere https://levlaz.org/an-ode-to-linux-desktop-users-everywhere/ (tongue-in-cheek, mocking, or sincere? I recognise the characterisations)
Do perfect programs exist? Would we recognise one? More interestingly, how would it handle feature requests?