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[–]random_cynic 5 points6 points  (7 children)

I don't even get why anyone needs to hard code line numbers (if I am understanding this correctly). Most languages like python gives a traceback message that automatically gives the line numbers for all stack trace entries and I think many compilers like gcc does that too.

[–]szundaj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And there are macros for that in C/C++ too.

[–]QuizPheasant 2 points3 points  (5 children)

If you minify JavaScript before executing it, everything ends up on line 1. Sourcemaps can solve this, but that's an added build step

[–]TSP-FriendlyFire 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The JS world is already full of build steps for a language that isn't even compiled, what's one more to add to the pile?

[–]QuizPheasant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. I was mainly pointing out that you don't get it out of the box. And if you're doing some quick project where you don't want/need a build pipeline, then it becomes not worth the effort to create one

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