A program that doesn't compile is not the same as a paper with a typo in it. A program that doesn't compile is like a paper that never got printed; there is n

A program that doesn't compile is not the same as a paper with a typo in it. A program that doesn't compile is like a paper that never got printed; there is no finished form for the grader to interact with. Regardless of discipline, no credit should be given if the grader has nothing to work with.