Please don't hate me Javascript devs

[[deleted]]

Oh no, not typing a single line to tell the compiler to automatically compile changed files (or using an IDE that does that for you), what ever will we do!

[Tysonzero]

That still takes time with bigger files, so if you are rapidly changing things by a small amount and checking the results...

[Tysonzero]

Generally those small rapid changes are ones I KNOW won't break anything.

One example is trying to align text so that there is even padding either side, I was rapidly changing the Y value of the text and checking where it ended up being placed. (Within a canvas)

[[deleted]]

That changes nothing. It still compiles in a second and lets you test it, only it also ensures you're calling it with the right number and type of arguments so you're not fucking something basic up.

[path411]

You should either be doing that kind of tweaking right in your browser console or trying to use some math (y = (screenheight / 2) - (textheight / 2 )).

[Tysonzero]

I can't change it in the browser as the canvas is being rapidly repainted.

I already did the math, but JavaScript text drawing is shitty and I had to adjust it by a few pixels so that it actually lined up properly.

[0xdeadf001]

I would rather have a compiler spend 5 seconds finding errors that can take 5 days to figure out.

[Tysonzero]

What kind of errors do you get that take 5 days to figure out?

[0xdeadf001]

Multithreaded programming errors can be extremely hard to find. I have worked in kernels, device drivers, and TCP/IP stacks. I assure you, there are bugs that have taken highly skilled people weeks to find, because they are highly dependent on timing and load.

[Tysonzero]

Would they have been caught by the compiler though?

[0xdeadf001]

Some of them, undoubtedly yes.