My coding buddy swears by error messages, but I find them baffling.

Some people say error messages point you right to the problem. Others feel lost with terms like 'syntax error' without clear examples. How do you see it?

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lane.morgan6mo ago

Those messages can be incredibly vague though. A missing bracket might throw an error fifty lines later. It's more like getting a hint than an answer.

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jakes676mo ago

For a syntax error, just check the line it points to first.

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leoward5mo ago

But what if the line it points to is totally fine?

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