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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:02:38 JST Aral Balkan

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   • Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

   @atoponce A variable that holds one byte?

   oneByte

   :)

   • Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: (atoponce@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:02:39 JST Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

     For creative #JavaScript #DevOps out there:

     What would you name a variable that holds 1 byte?

     "byte" is a reserved word since ES3. Variables cannot start with a digit, so "8bits" isn't valid.

     "data", "unit", or "num" could work, although less descriptive.

     Capitalizing the first character as "Byte"? IMO, looks funny and might break convention.

     A homonym? "bite".

     For whatever reason, my brain is refusing to cooperate with me today.

     #programming #lazyweb