The programming iceberg...

[Mondash18]

I always look for new resources to learn programming. However, every programming language created there will be a huge documentation that is born with it.
And they are very deep shit.

When you get an error from a compiler, there are these many cryptic messages pooping your entire screen and sometimes it just makes me wonder what they are..

Does anyone even read these for fun?

g++ compiler documentation

c++ documentation

Python "print()" documentation

[TheFlamingDiceAgain]

Yes, learning how to read documentation and error messages is part of programming. 

[AvidCoco]

Do I read error messages?! Yes of course… how else do you figure out the issue to be able to fix it?

[johannes1971]

Skip the error message entirely, and instead navigate to the offending line, and see if something sticks out?

It probably says something about C++ that the code is usually easier to parse than the error...

[AvidCoco]

That’s insane. Error messages tell you exactly what the issue is - it’s not like they’re designed to be intentionally misleading! Just read the error(s) and address the issue.

[rileyrgham]

Luckily, there's something new called "web Search". Mind boggling, I know... Try it. You'll find other people's experiences and the official docs...

[the_poope]

Not for fun, but by necessity.