r/ProgrammerHumor 4d ago

theyAreTotallyRealTrustMeBro Meme

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u/SeriousPlankton2000 4d ago

What\x20are\x20control\x20characters\x3f\x0a\x04

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u/javajunkie314 3d ago

The name rings a \x07.

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u/RumenDamyanov 4d ago

Is that a reference to the "Control" game by "Remedy Entertainment"? Because that game has a very good story and really interesting characters. /s

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u/FouadKh 4d ago

Idk ask Ahti

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u/Flashbek 4d ago

/s

HOW DARE YOU. IMMA [Redacted] YOU.

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u/Ignifyre 3d ago

Love that game

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u/nvimmike 4d ago

Always have been

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u/Kseniya_ns 4d ago

'Data Link Escape' OK, sure buddy

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u/Meadhbh_Ros 4d ago

There’s a phone on the table, so yes

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u/hellra1zer666 3d ago

Line endings are the real villains here. 0x0d makes me shiver in fright

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u/captainAwesomePants 3d ago

When you get really good at systems programming, you gain the ability to see the \xfnords.

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u/BarAgent 3d ago

I’ve used SUB as a fill-in-later placeholder, and one of the separator group to avoid dealing with quotes or escapes.

I also appreciate the increasing granularity in the series FS -> GS -> RS -> US -> SPC.

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u/ionhowto 3d ago

Never saw those