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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by theory@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

Explanation: it's mostly due to how js does type conversion. for the Ls, it's

[] is an empty array ![] is treated as false combining a boolean with the empty array returns "false" as a string (so true + [] = "true", false + [] = "false") ! + [] is treated as true ! + [] + ! + [] is treated as 2 since true + true = 1 + 1 = 2 so you have "false"[2], which is l for the o it's [] is an empty array [] + {} returns "[object Object]" as a string ({} + [] returns 0) ![] is false !![] is true +!![] casts it to an integer so that part is "[object Object]"[1], which returns "o"

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[-] nulldev@programming.dev 144 points 1 year ago

The explanation is about as understandable as the JS code, however thanks OP, TIL

[-] Deebster@lemmyrs.org 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The line breaks haven't worked, here's it formatted correctly:

Explanation: it's mostly due to how js does type conversion.

For the Ls, it's:

  • [] is an empty array
  • ![] is treated as false
  • combining a boolean with the empty array returns "false" as a string (so true + [] = "true", false + [] = "false")
  • ! + [] is treated as true
  • ! + [] + ! + [] is treated as 2 since true + true = 1 + 1 = 2
  • so you have "false"[2], which is l

for the o it's:

  • [] is an empty array
  • [] + {} returns "[object Object]" as a string ({} + [] returns 0)
  • ![] is false
  • !![] is true
  • +!![] casts it to an integer
  • so that part is "[object Object]"[1], which returns "o"-
[-] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 year ago

Iirc this is called "JSFuck", and it has a number of compilers

[-] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The idea behind it is not that complicated to explain... They set up a construct that spits out the word "false" and one that spits out "[object Object]". Taking the character with the Index of 2 from "false" gives us the "l" (the "2" to use as the index is of course also created using only brackets and parentheses). The character with the index of 1 from "[object Object]" is "o". So we have everything we need to spell out "lol".

[-] elvith@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

There's a nice presentation that explains this behaviour quite understandable: https://youtu.be/sRWE5tnaxlI

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[-] addie@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago

Javascript might be the most widely-used scripting language in use today, due to its browser dominance. Most popular would imply that it's not completely despised by everyone that has to use it, which is misleading. Even TypeScript tutorials are about 50% 'you have to understand what Javascript does wrong here'.

[-] ngdev@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I think they're using definition three from Merriam-Webster

[-] ADandHD@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago

.... I hate this....

[-] Von_Broheim@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago
[-] red@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

"Today we're going to write our first program, and all it will do is print 'hello world!'"

Everyone: oh, cool!

JS learners: fml

[-] _Z1useri@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago
[-] julianh@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago
[-] flurry@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That’s smart ! Better than the classic ‘baNaNa’

[-] Haus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That reads remarkably like a Whitehead theorem in Principia Mathematica.

[-] ZodiacPi@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

For the lazy, but curious, of us...

(! []+[]) [! + [
]+ !+[]]+([
]+{})[ + ! ! [ ]
]+( ! [ ]+[ ] ) [
!+[]+ !+[]]
[-] lapes@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I always thought Python was more popular

[-] weird_nugget@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Good reminder that no matter how deep in your programming career you are, there will always be a JS snippet you won't be able to understand.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Classic javascript

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