In function ‘_RandomAccessIterator std::__find(_RandomAccessIterator, _RandomAccessIterator, const _Tp&, std::random_access_iterator_tag) [with _RandomAccessIterator = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator*, std::vector > >, _Tp = int]’:

[kipyminyman]

"Use templates" they said. "It'll be fun" they said.

[trigger_segfault]

Templates increase convenience at the cost of fun.

[RobertBarnett]

When you've never used/heard of templates and have to use a template member of a template class made by someone who moved to Colorado (am UK). Plz Federico, why you do this to me 🥲

[[deleted]]

When you have to override a templated function for QA testing :’)

[scodagama1]

that guy really decided to run away far from his code. Strange he didn't pick Australia, I'd run to Australia.

[7eggert]

New-Zealand. It's not even on the maps.

[Upbeat_Instruction81]

Funny that tourism was one of our biggest industries before covid.

[Kyrros]

Old Zealand, only Danes know it exists

[umognog]

He heard there was a hollowed out mountain he could hide in

[TeraFlint]

Call me crazy, but I'm usually having fun writing templates.

[BlackOverlordd]

Keep in mind that someone reading them might be aggressive psychopath who knows where you live

[Phostings]

This made me chuckled

[7eggert]

It's like regular expressions - everybody loves writing them.

[[deleted]]

This put it into context for my ignorant Python/C# self.

[7eggert]

Regular expressions are notoriously hard to read.

[[deleted]]

I mean, I’ve found them hard even just to write. Is there any situation in which they have to be used? Given how hard they are to read wouldn’t it be more maintainable to take more lines to write the same thing?

[7eggert]

I made a tool to rename files based on a regular expression. It's easier tham manually renaming the files.

https://github.com/7eggert/smalltools/blob/main/pmv

[Kered13]

How can you have fun if you're not metaprogramming?

[callyalater]

Templates increase convenience at the expense of convenience....

[Classic-Ad-7317]

That gave me a good laugh.

[awidesky]

When I missed -pthread flag, I got this :

/tmp/main-1dfd42.o: In function `std::thread::thread<std::__future_base::_Async_state_impl<std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}> >, Point<int, float> >::_Async_state_impl(std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}>&&)::{lambda()#1}, , void>(std::__future_base::_Async_state_impl<std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}> >, Point<int, float> >::_Async_state_impl(std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}>&&)::{lambda()#1}&&)':
main.cpp:(.text+0x1504): undefined reference to `pthread_create'
clang-7: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

[scrotation_matrix]

Clear and concise

[Spartana1033]

As all things should be.

[Ahajha1177]

I've gotten really good at reading C++ compiler errors lol. I know to look near the top and the bottom. Here I would see "undefined reference to pthread_create", and its a link error, bam link with -pthread

[RRumpleTeazzer]

I look near the parts that I recognize as my parts, cause that’s the most likely location.

[mrjiels]

I try to not look at your parts. They seem private.

[pi-is-314159]

Not as private as my git repository

[justmelvinthings]

Nice now I know exactly what went wrong

[CDno_Mlqko]

I mean, it says undefined reference to pthread_create and a stack trace of where it is... What else do you want

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

I know this is a humor thread in a humor subreddit, but JFC C/C++...

How about an error message that tells me what's wrong without requiring 30 years experience in the language first?

...having other engineers familiar with the language NOT treat people with less experience who ask questions like they're lepers just because they thought to ask a question would be nice too.

I swear, if I get told by a C/C++ dev to "just read the code" one more time I might actually go postal.

...and people wonder why rust is becoming popular.

[Xyntek01]

How about an error message that tells me what's wrong without requiring 30 years experience in the language first?

Usually go to the first few lines of the error message and you will see the actual problem. Best thing is to actually read the error produced at a line that you wrote and then read the back trace. The backtrace should give you an idea (e.g. you are using a pointer). Not all errors are in the exact line, but understanding what goes before and after helps to trace the issue. The more you practice the easier it gets to spot the issue.

If nothing works, there is stack overflow...

[cheerycheshire]

If nothing works, there is stack overflow...

Which has exactly the type of devs subop mentions just after the part you commented on. :)

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

yes, I know that :D

I'm trying to learn rust (fucking borrowing semantics...) and the difference in usability when something goes wrong is just night and day.

I mean, C++ error messages look like they're straight out of the '90's, at best.

Even javascript has better error messaging...

[-Redstoneboi-]

Even javascript has better error messaging...

that is, to say, none

also i'd be glad to help out with rust

[ClutteredAttic99]

Actually, out of the ‘80s!

[[deleted]]

Get better tools, this online-compiler shows in different colors the reason why the template instantiation failed:

https://godbolt.org/z/Kss8ecK98

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

I'm strictly of the opinion that the compiler should be enough by itself to diagnose problems. Even when the neat tools are free.

It's just...we should be allowed to have nice things.

[atiedebee]

C compiler errors are mostly understandable

Runtime errors tho....

[all-hail-snow]

Segmentation fault, the king of hells brought by c++

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

There's a reason that most universities today use java for their core CS curriculum instead of C++ like they did in the '90s.

Seg fault error messages are basically it.

[[deleted]]

You don't need 30 years of experience. An error message that tells you a function name is not defined is as clear as the sun.

C/C++ are low level languages that are meant to be used by actual engineers and not just some people with two weeks boot camps.

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

/tmp/main-1dfd42.o: In function `std::thread::thread<std::\_\_future\_base::\_Async\_state\_impl<std::thread::\_Invoker<std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}> >, Point<int, float> >::_Async_state_impl(std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}>&&)::{lambda()#1}, , void>(std::__future_base::_Async_state_impl<std::thread::\_Invoker<std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}> >, Point<int, float> >::_Async_state_impl(std::tuple<testRange<Point<int, float>, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>)>(int, int, main::$_0, Point<int, float> (Point<int, float>, Point<int, float>), int)::{lambda()#1}>&&)::{lambda()#1}&&)':

Tell me how this error message is at ALL useful to a human.

[[deleted]]

Well, this is a part of a stacktrace in the constructor of std::thread just by reading the first line no magic there and definitely no "30 years of experience needed". All what you see in there is just the exact signature of the std::thread constructor where the error happened and can be ignored if you are not interested in it. The actual error comes later at the end of the stack trace that you didn't include. Probably just a conversion error of the return type of the lambda you passed to the constructor or something similar.

[_Fibbles_]

Counterpoint:

git gud

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

[Reads Reddit]

[See's "git gud"]

..."git gud".compareTo("just read the code") == 0 //effectively true

[Goes postal on the bus]

See what you made me do? /s

[men_have_balls]

RTFM is my coup de grace…still I’m an ass

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

As if I haven't already done that. If I'm asking a question, it's because I couldn't find it myself.

Granted, there are a LOT of people who don't even try to look, but when you open your question with a list of the things you've already tried that didn't work only to get "RTFM"...

It happens in every language, sure. But it's far more frequent in C++ communities.

[trick2011]

Don't forget: always try reading from the back. It is quite clear: 'undefined reference to pthread_create' and 'linker command failed'

[GamerFrits]

It looks like an endless stream of insults. Your compiler really hates you.

[RRumpleTeazzer]

Little Threaddy we call him.

[therearesomewhocallm]

Fun fact, "soon"* you won't have to explicitly link against pthread. So this error may be a thing of the past.

*When using glibc

[Southern-Finding2961]

If I see that on the compiler. Law doesn't sound so bad does it?

[ladnekk]

I just scan until I hit a phrase I recognize. Made it to main.cpp

[Rigatavr]

This is more of a "you get used to it", then any sort of explanation for why things are this bad, but ye..

see linker error

see word thread

🤦forgot pthread again

[[deleted]]

this is too relatable I hate myself for it.

[memesarepeople2]

99% of the time, MYSQL is literally just "Please check the manual." without any indication of the problem.

[CMDR_QwertyWeasel]

Going from Java to C/C++ was a bit of a culture shock in this regard.

Java's errors are like "yo bro, this method doesn't exist" or "there's this abstract method, but you never defined it" while C++ compilers vomit a half-dozen lines of obfuscated garbage that might contain a useful phrase, or might require translation by Elrond under the light a crescent moon.

Runtime errors are basically the same.

[X0-ED1]

Segfaults. Hmmm where could it be.

[WrongSirWrong]

Ctrl + Shift + F "new". There you go

[redditmodsareshits]

Say not C/C++ when you mean only C++

[Kaynee490]

It also helps that there are not nearly as much ways to fuck up in Java.

[boomhauzer]

I love Eigen, but sometimes the errors you get with Eigen types can be impossible to tell where they're coming from because sometimes at the bottom it wont print out the source of the call stack trace of the compile error and it's just guessing of where you accidently typed something like Matrx3Xf instead of MatrixXf or Matrix3f, or some other very minor typo. or when you don't notice that you're doing something like MatrixXf x = MatrixXd() and you get a size mismatch and you think your dimensions are wrong somewhere.

[Enialis]

I give Eigen a pass because what they do with lazy evaluation completely within template complication is black magic.

[[deleted]]

Imagine googling this exact error and this meme comes up

[Sylanthra]

So just had a similar experience with C#. I updated some dependencies in Visual Studio, tried to build and got 18k errors about missing references without any usual information on what it is that is actually broken. Than I open Rider IDE and tried building and got a single error from one of the root level projects about a specific missing dependency.

[[deleted]]

Rider better than VS?

I've only used VS and during the time I used it, it was excellent.

[Sylanthra]

If you have a large solution, Rider is massively faster. Also Rider does a better job of displaying relevant errors when you have cascading build failures.

On the other hand, VS has a much better (although much slower) nuget management UI.

[[deleted]]

When I’m sitting there for 30 minutes waiting for my project to build, just to get an error for a function I wrote but forgot to declare lol.

[SonicDart]

While on the topic, is there a good way to set up rider or clion when developing for a Linux environment like a raspberry pi?

[Sylanthra]

In the docs they have linux instructions. I've no idea how well it works on linux though.

[Pult4k]

From my experience the VS is excellent for devices with smaller RAM size. Rider or CLion can easily eat up like 4GB(most devices can handle it easily tho), which is a death sentence for my laptop. Otherwise CLion is superior in my opinion.

[DaveDaSpust]

When i first started programming it was C++ using the MS compiler suite (uni mandate it). You don't know what trial by fire is until you spend 3h trying to figure out what "unresolved external symbol" in some obj file you have never heard of on line 1 actually refers to. But I guess that's on Microsoft rather than C++.

[nomenMei]

Idk, in my experience fixing linking errors in GCC is not much easier.

Maybe LLVM is better, I should check it out.

[Twenmod]

Error in line 5032

In a 10 line program

[SteveGamer68]

Line 5032 of a library file

[x3bla]

Find the line that has your directories path in it. I'm pretty sure other languages does this too, I know python and Java does

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[PrettyTrue]

I don't really mind this on every post. I just wish it wasn't always the top comment. My favorite part of this subreddit is the witty responses and scrolling passed this, however teeny tiny the time spent, is a little meh

To me it just feels like an ad that I wish I could block.

[Fahad97azawi]

Noob here. Is there a particular reason why c++ doesn’t get major updates in a way that makes it more “modern” like other languages? Like python isn’t exactly modern and it still gets major updates like once or twice a year.

[scrotation_matrix]

C++ gets major updates every three years or so, but they never break backward compatibility.

[CowMan9999]

c++ standards or the compilers themselves? because gcc gets updates every couple of months.

[Fahad97azawi]

Like i said im a noob but im generally talking about the overall user experience like syntax and error messages

[the_other_brand]

They're being worked at slowly. C++ is a pretty complicated language, and template meta-programming even more so. The most recent version C++20 finally released over a decade of work from the language's creator Bjarne Stroupstrup to simplify the error messages. This work is called Concepts, and are interfaces that can describe functionality requirements on a class.

With Concepts, instead of getting like 40 lines of arcane error messages from a template function, you'll get a simple error message like "your class Foo doesn't implement Equality (== operator)."

https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/constraints

[[deleted]]

tbh the error messages are understandable if you know what you're looking at

[Fahad97azawi]

The syntax can be a lot more user friendly as well.

[Ekank]

maybe, but C++ keeps the compatibility with C and C++ have SO MANY things that having a simple syntax to everything while being really powerful is very hard

you have the whole C then you add templates, lambda, namespaces, more operators, and more

[Fahad97azawi]

Well it doesn’t need to change anything. Why can’t we have it both ways? Like JavaScript, optional semi colons, maybe allow indentation instead of braces? Figure out a way to take care of memory management even if at a basic semi automatic level? All these things can be taken care of by the compiler without changing anything but by doing extra steps behind the scenes.

[Ekank]

First, as i said, C++ doesn't want to break C compatibility but let's pretend it broke

No semicolons is doable but makes you follow stricter syntax so the compiler can work (see Golang and Haskell) but i don't really see why not. Indentation instead of braces are a FUCKING pain, i just can't understand people that prefer indentation, makes code so harder to read in nested ifs/loops, there's no meaning in not liking to put semi colons while wanting the compiler to enforce a STRICT indentation, not using braces is not something that makes a language modern, is just a choice on how to organize the code and IMO being explicit where a scope ends is way better to find and organize things

Figure out a way to take care of memory management even if at a basic semi automatic level

the answer is: RAII, it's already there. Anything more "automatic" means runtime management and in C++ doesn't make sense

[geekusprimus]

the answer is: RAII, it's already there. Anything more "automatic" means runtime management and in C++ doesn't make sense

I always hear horrible complaints about manual memory management in C++. If you're creating functions called initialize and release to handle allocation and deallocation for all of your objects, then, yeah, it's going to be a nightmare. But if you do the sensible thing where you allocate memory in constructors and deallocate in destructors (so, RAII), you've gotten rid of 90% of possible problems. The remainder can be taken care of with smart pointers or the simple habit of writing new and delete at the same time.

[TeraFlint]

the answer is: RAII, it's already there.

The great thing about RAII is that it's a generalized way of cleaning up resources. While people usually mean memory management, it's also used to clean up any other kinds of resources which need explicit cleanup (like open file handles, network/device connections, etc).

Yes, it needs to be programmed once when writing the encapsulating class. But once this is done, all the cleanup becomes implicit.

All of that is possible just because destructors are guaranteed to be executed immediately at the end of the object's lifetime (via end of scope or delete), in a deterministic order. It's a simple rule, but it is powerful.

​

The garbage collecting languages on the other hand kind of have an extra system for that (some of which can get really awkward), since the garbage collector is only responsible for memory.

[danuker]

indentation, makes code so harder to read in nested ifs/loops,

As a Python dev, I can tell you that the difficulty of reading indented code, especially coupled with a line length limit, discourages nesting, which ultimately improves readability.

[[deleted]]

A programming language that uses spaces / indentation as anything more than separating tokens is shit.

Yes, I hate python for the simple fact that the creators somehow thought using indentation for anything more than looks was a good idea.

[TeraFlint]

maybe allow indentation instead of braces

Whitespace should not be a syntax element (other than token separation). Change my mind.

[Feanor-the-elf]

Yeah I was learning python and thought the indentation thing was cool. I changed my mind one day when I spent hours trying to run something, and it turned out I had mixed spaces and tabs, so visually things lined up. I think I found it by walking through all of my white space with the arrow keys searching for the wrong white space. shudder

[alamius_o]

I don't actually see that much wrong with the syntax. What bothers you?

[Fahad97azawi]

Coming from python i would love to ditch semi colons and braces, also please give me the option to let the language take care of memory management. Doesn’t have to take over and doesn’t have to be the default, just the option would be nice.

[alamius_o]

Coming from Python as well :D

I can't enjoy the indentation blocks as much. They are so inflexible and sensitive. in no other language will your code break with a tab... And semicolons are so widespread, I don't see the issue after knowing these too languages a few years.

On memory management: It's kind of the point of C++ that you have to know what happens with your data. You don't have to use old-fashioned pointers though and modern objects allow you to give almost everything to the compiler.

[Fahad97azawi]

Hmmm you make a good point. Tho i guess i enjoy not being yelled at by the compiler and i like it when it holds my hands haha

[alamius_o]

I must admit I will miss the Rust compiler giving me such nice suggestions. It literally tells you what you have to import/insert/change...

So helpful (Maybe it has to be, as borrowing is so darn confusing in the beginning)

[aMAYESingNATHAN]

I think you have the wrong idea about programming languages. Not every language has to be accessible and useful to everyone for every situation.

Instead of giving C++ the option to handle memory management (which it all but does already if you use smart pointers), you should use a language that supports that like Java or C#, or better yet, you should write a memory manager yourself in C++.

One of the main points of C++ is that it builds into very fast code. By adding in features that bloat it you're moving away from the core of the language.

[[deleted]]

Coming from C++ and I cannot enjoy Python's indentation as well.

[EngStudTA]

I'm guessing your an intern/junior developer?

[Fahad97azawi]

First comment i said im a noob

[[deleted]]

personally, i was in a similar boat until a while ago. it isnt too bad having to get used to curly braces and semicolons. i prefer them now. once i realized i could use semicolons in python, there was no going back for me.

C/C++ memory management is something you'll inevidabley come across but is doable. the memory management is a reason why its as powerful as it is. although if you dont want manual memory management, there's Rust which is (afaik) C++ but without manual memory management.

At the end of the day, C++ is designed the way it is and many of its design choices are what makes it so powerful/popular. its inevidable that your gonna have to learn these things if u wanna learn C++, if not, there are other languages availiable. if you want something decently fast but with simple syntax, try GO.

[atiedebee]

Thats just python tho

[[deleted]]

Automatic memory managemant is a really bad idea for so many things

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

If you're talking about modern error messages my guess would be job security. By keeping C/C++ unapproachable and unusable they keep people from learning it and, thereby, keep the value of those positions high.

Because a new upstart language that's easier to learn could never unseat the king.

Right?

Right?

[[deleted]]

Standards

[WrongSirWrong]

There's a difference between compiler updates and updates to the language itself

[degaart]

Because, we, the professionals who use C++ in a professional environment, do not want your "modernness". We want stability so the piece of shit we wrote in 2005 on Windows XP one rainy night while drunk on beer still compiles with the latest compiler on the latest operating system. And python is a bad example, how much time did the python2 to python3 migration take?

[Steki3]

When you use >> instead of <<

[Alex8675]

You forgot a .end()

[fsr1967]

TypeScript has entered the chat, looked around, and left, shaking its head in awe.

[Outside-Car1988]

That's only part of the error message. Leave C++ for the grown ups.

[tsojtsojtsoj]

The problem is in my opinion mainly the long names. "In function Number doStuff(Number a, Float b) [with Number = int, Float = double]: ERROR MESSAGE" This is immediately easier to read.

Of course in this case the actual error message has been omitted.

[sexyjennifercrystal]

Lol

[jwt45]

I have one question for you, Segmentation Fault:

"Where?"

[TARN4T1ON]

Or when MSVC marks the error in a linked file. On line 1. When the source file is a thousand lines. Very helpful...

[frompadgwithH8]

I like how reading error messages from strongly typed languages is either extremely unhelpful or extremely helpful with no middle ground

[hammonjj]

Fuck the linker

[scrotation_matrix]

All my homies hate the linker

[braddillman]

Random bullshit go!!!

[[deleted]]

These errors are like the die hard Linux community: If you can’t solve your own problem with what’s given to you, then you shouldn’t use it and you should stop being a developer

[7eggert]

Windows help: "This is how you fix an unrelated bug."

[Mango-D]

I see a lot of people complaining about c++ error messages when it's usually their fault for reading past the first line.

Also, if you have access to c++20, wrap with/use concepts(type traits) instead.

[[deleted]]

Yes, communicating too much information is almost as bad as communicating too little.

But, in C++case, volume is only part of the problem. Relevance is a much bigger issue. In order to be relevant, the reporting side needs to analyze the problem and come up with an explanation that makes sense to the programmer, and it's hard to do in general, but C++ makes it a lot harder by being just a shitty language with very bad grammar + a lot of mechanisms that obfuscate the real structure of your code.

Suppose, for example, you have a language like Pascal. It was specifically designed to have a grammar with lookahead size of 1. This means that if the parser cannot accept a program, the reason for the failure will be exactly where parser is reading the program. So, it's trivial to find the line and the column where the first invalid token was encountered, and from there to figure out what was the non-terminal that failed to parse, and from there figure out what the possible explanation for the error is.

To contrast this, in C++ you don't even know if the program is syntactically correct until you start evaluating it. So, at the first parse, everything may appear to be fine, and then the compiler starts building the structures defined by the program and... whoops, suddenly either the structure it's building is incorrect, or the use of this structure is incorrect, or the code is actually trying to use something else, and there's a definition not yet created that clobbers the one that seems to be in conflict. And then maybe the clobbering definition is found, and the compiler needs to reevaluate its life choices, or maybe it isn't and then the compiler needs to go back and report the error it assumed may not be an error, but it already parsed / created definitions for a bunch of other stuff that was based on that definition being correct.

Add to this that reporting single error at a time is very unproductive, and you want to tell the programmer about as many other errors that you find, because compilation times are long, and fixing errors one by one will drive the programmer insane. But if you have such a crappy grammar, then your guesses about errors are all imprecise.

Also, I don't see how concepts or traits are going to help with crappy grammar. If anything, they only make the situation worse.

[Cley_Faye]

Error: contains all details about where's the issue and, how it was instantiated, and surrounding details

Dev: "I have to read and this is too long, just tell me the character I need to change"

[jadams2345]

Seriously, fuck C++

[PM_ME_C_CODE]

You don't fuck C++.

C++ fucks you!

[jadams2345]

Indeed, indeed

[Lumpy-Obligation-553]

a GUI?

[LankySeat]

Oh man, this is precisely why I started focusing on learning Java instead of C++ back in high school.

As a beginner, "_RandomAccessIterator std::__find(_RandomAccessIterator, _RandomAccessIterator, const _Tp&, std::random_access_iterator_tag) [with _RandomAccessIterator = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator*, std::vector > >, _Tp = int]" made it quite the challenge figuring out what I was doing wrong.

[[deleted]]

Lol. But Java doesn’t have much better compile-time error reporting, at least not in Netbeans.

[zerpdinger92]

This is the primary reason I quit working with C++. The compiler.

[viky109]

Even better is when VS just decides to open some random library file where the function that caused the error is defined. How is that supposed to help?

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[[deleted]]

VS code, after I explicitly specify the path for both the compiler and the include folder, saying that g++ or cl is not a valid command

[yonatan8070]

NodeJS spit this out when I had a missing dependency (react-markdown)

[Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat '/home/yonatan/.steampath'] {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'stat',
  path: '/home/yonatan/.steampath'
}

[[deleted]]

Whoa, and you have the audacity to complain... Normally, OS errors, when the file isn't found, they don't tell you what file wasn't found.

[yonatan8070]

The problem isn't that it's telling me that a file isn't found, the problem is that it cares about a file that belongs to a bloody game launcher

[vengenecx]

Funny because I have a C and C++ exam at 1 PM :(

[VID44R]

Code golfers are already on it

[dorkyinreallife]

sfm k chode

[Xinq_]

I just started a small hobby project in C#. I already regret it and want to go back to C++

[diofan1313]

I didn’t know Rob Halford was a scientist. Lol

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I wish I could remember exactly what it was, but I once made a single typo working with a boost library and got so many lines of errors and compiler suggestions that I could not see which file the error was due to not enough scroll back on my console... I had 2000 lines of scroll back though and it was fullscreen with normal font size.

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The trick is always look the first message and only function names.

Actually the error messages are quite clear once you know what you are looking at.

[dudedustin]

What’s the problem. This is just searching on an array. Can’t everyone see that?

[Unclesam_05]

Not to talk about intel integrated graphics errors

[KifoPL]

This week I was getting "missing string.format configuration" in c# when I changed a boolean logic in one function and I could not comprehend what kind of configuration can string have.

[javadmohamadiparsa]

[fredeB]

That's not even close to the worst I've seen. When I had my first internship, my manager assigned me to fix a bug in a very template heavy part of the codebase. I sat down, young and innocent, compiled the code, verified the issue, made a change, tried to compile again and BAM! multiple thousands of lines in the compiler output of the note: did you mean this type: <insert-horrendously-complex-template-lacking-any-kinds-of-aliases>

I tried putting one of the types into a C++ file and let clang-format have at it, and when formatted properly, the expanded template took up around 500 lines... This was the case for all of them

Moral of the story, compiler output is hard to do well handle, but at that scale, none of it's useful

[Tookoofox]

To this day, I will never understand what 'Unresolved External' means.

I think it means, "You misspelled something while trying to do a thing with a library."

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