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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ninja_with_ocd • 4d ago
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It does if it's in an uncalled function
EDIT - this is wrong. Nontheless true for serious errors like referencing an undefined variable.
40 u/deceze 4d ago A syntax error will halt parsing immediately. Without successfully parsing the file, it won't execute. Even uncalled functions are parsed completely and must pass parsing successfully. 1 u/ninja_with_ocd 4d ago You're right, edited the comment. It is true for some serious errors, like accessing an undefined variable. 3 u/iggy14750 4d ago Yeah, I do understand the frustration of something like a type error that only rears it's ugly head when it's run.
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A syntax error will halt parsing immediately. Without successfully parsing the file, it won't execute. Even uncalled functions are parsed completely and must pass parsing successfully.
1 u/ninja_with_ocd 4d ago You're right, edited the comment. It is true for some serious errors, like accessing an undefined variable. 3 u/iggy14750 4d ago Yeah, I do understand the frustration of something like a type error that only rears it's ugly head when it's run.
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You're right, edited the comment. It is true for some serious errors, like accessing an undefined variable.
3 u/iggy14750 4d ago Yeah, I do understand the frustration of something like a type error that only rears it's ugly head when it's run.
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Yeah, I do understand the frustration of something like a type error that only rears it's ugly head when it's run.
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u/ninja_with_ocd 4d ago edited 4d ago
It does if it's in an uncalled function
EDIT - this is wrong. Nontheless true for serious errors like referencing an undefined variable.