bestelbus22The meaning of `this`
In Python you can use this as a variable name
In Python you can use 🍆 as a variable name.
C supremacy
The source character set is implementation defined.
embed_meJust going by the reputation, you probably can do this in JavaScript
~ $ python
Python 3.12.10 (main, Apr 9 2025, 18:13:11) [Clang 18.0.3 (https://android.googlesource.com/toolchain/llvm-project d8003a456 on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> ❗ = 'nah'
File "<stdin>", line 1
❗ = 'nah'
^
SyntaxError: invalid character '❗' (U+2757)
>>>
~ $ node
Welcome to Node.js v23.11.1.
Type ".help" for more information.
> const 👍 = 'test'
const 👍 = 'test'
^
Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
>
Captain Aggravatedyou might be thinking of Rust.
Edit: oops, guess I was mistaken, you can use most Unicode but emojis are not valid.
That actually seems even more arbitrary. Like, do they just hate fun?