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रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)1d ago

“Bitfield Pitfalls”, Michal Necasek, OS/2 Museum (https://www.os2museum.com/wp/bitfield-pitfalls/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47469945

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/xtue97/bitfield_pitfalls

#C #Programming #BitFields #Gotchas #C89 #C11 #Bits #SystemsProgramming #Compilers

Bitfield Pitfalls | OS/2 Museum

Turbo Learn PHP Mar 17

Reference vs Value: The & Operator Mystery!

PHP's pass-by-reference vs JavaScript's object references - CONFUSING but important!

#php #javascript #phpvsjs #passbyreference #passbyvalue #references #memorymanagement #viralcoding #programmingconcepts #mindblown #gotchas #syntaxcomparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2cpk5xxQCI

Reference vs Value: The Operator Mystery! #passbyvalue

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Paul McGuire Feb 10

In retrospect, I should have known better than to do this, but I was hoping to avoid making a temporary copy. (SPOILER on why not in the replies) #python #gotchas

Turbo Learn PHP Jan 23

Global Scope CHAOS: var vs $GLOBALS!

JavaScript's global scope vs PHP's superglobals - which is messier? CONTROVERSIAL!

#php #javascript #phpvsjs #globalscope #superglobals #globalvariables #scopemanagement #viralcoding #programmingpatterns #bestpractices #mindblown #gotchas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xlPsrbGR78

Global Scope CHAOS: var vs GLOBALS! #viralcoding

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Turbo Learn PHP Jan 3

Type Juggling vs Type Coercion: Automatic Conversion MADNESS!

PHP's type juggling vs JavaScript's type coercion - which has more WTF moments?! INSANE!

#php #javascript #phpvsjs #typejuggling #typecoercion #automaticconversion #wtfmoments #viralcoding #programmingquirks #mindblown #gotchas #syntaxcomparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPKPIfx8hQ

Type Juggling vs Type Coercion: Automatic Conversion MADNESS! #JavaScript

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रञ्जित (Ranjit Mathew)Oct 24

“Subtleties” is probably the wrong word here:

“15 Go Subtleties You May Not Already Know”, Harrison Cramer (https://harrisoncramer.me/15-go-sublteties-you-may-not-already-know/).

On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45565793

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/mhmcp4/15_go_subtleties_you_may_not_already_know

#Go #GoLang #Programming #Gotchas #Listicle

15 Go Subtleties You May Not Already Know

Some of my favorite tidbits from the past year of working with Go.

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Zach 🇮🇱 🇺🇸Oct 17

Skip the marketing fluff — I’m after hard-earned #lessonslearned, #tuning tips, and #gotchas from people who’ve actually lived with it. Thank you (2/2)

Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪Aug 10, 2025

Last week, I described several approaches to #OpenTelemetry on the JVM, their requirements, and their different results. This week, I want to highlight several #gotchas found across stacks in the zero-code instrumentation.

https://blog.frankel.ch/opentelemetry-gotchas/