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TIL: Why Java class files start with 0xCAFEBABE magic number

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2 Sep 21 8:34 PM · 2d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 3

The article spreads to Hacker News as a "TIL" post, reaching another major tech audience.

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Peak 2 pieces in one hour at Sep 21, 7 PM; 22 pieces over 3 days (4 posts · 18 comments) Sep 21, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Sep 21, 6 PM — quietSep 21, 7 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Hacker News 1, Lobsters 1Sep 21, 8 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Reddit 2Sep 21, 9 PM — quietSep 21, 10 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 21, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 12 AM — quietSep 22, 1 AM — quietSep 22, 2 AM — quietSep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 4 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 6 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Lobsters 2Sep 22, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Sep 22, 9 AM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Hacker News 1, Lobsters 1Sep 22, 10 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Lobsters 2Sep 22, 12 PM — quietSep 22, 1 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Lobsters 2Sep 22, 2 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Sep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 4 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Lobsters 2Sep 22, 5 PM — quietSep 22, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 7 PM — quietSep 22, 8 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Sep 22, 10 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Lobsters 1Yesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quiet 12–3
1"TIL: 0xCAFEBABE" post circulates on…2–3Hacker News picks up the story
Sep 22yesterdaynow · 5:48 AM ET

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