On Friday, January 25, 2013 6:27:48 AM UTC+11, Michael Klishin wrote: [..]
> Because poor error messages primarily trip newcomers to the language, > I am a bit surprised to see this issue discussed on the closed > mailing list said beginners cannot join [quickly or at all]. > > So, if you have something specific to say on the topic, say it here. > > As a Clojure beginner with no Java experience, I find the error messages to often be very Java-centric, usually needing my best-guess interpretation into the Clojure in front of me (nil and NullPointer being the only specific I can recall right now). I'll collect any more I come across, especially since I'm sure I can generate weirder, "why would you even type that?" code than people who have already learned Clojure. It looks like the Java-ness was touched on in the clojure-dev discussion also. When Perl, after 15 or so years, finally included the variable name in "uninitialized" warnings it was truly a blessed day. Perl also has a "use diagnositics" pragma that nicely decrypts and decorates error messages: perl -Mdiagnostics -Mstrict -E 'my $x; print $x' This opt-in feature is newbie-friendly without burdening more experienced users. Brad -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
