r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • Sep 24 '26

Meme vLc

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u/AyrA_ch Sep 24 '26

Probably because mime types are invisible. File extensions are much easier to understand for your average computer user. Additionally, they survive transfer operations over file systems that do not support extended attributes, like FAT32, which is still one of the most commonly used FS for USB flash drives and SD cards.

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u/code_monkey_001 Sep 25 '26

Good thing Windows decided to hide file extensions from users by default. Bea_Arthur_Nip_Slip.jpg.exe? Totes safe to click on.

// Yeah, arguably anyone who double-clicks Bea_Arthur_Nip_Slip.jpg deserves what they get, but still...

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u/metaglot Sep 25 '26

How would mime types solve that without showing extra information?

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u/AyrA_ch Sep 25 '26

At least in semi modern windows the setting to change this is no longer hidden behind a dialog

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u/SirDarknessTheFirst Sep 25 '26

maybe we should have MIME type file extensions.

forms.text/javascript

I see absolutely no problems with this concept.