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And it doesn't just march on to identify errors elsewhere, it can often continue all the way to runnable bytecode. The invalid parts will just be replaced by ex
by usrusr 7y ago
And it doesn't just march on to identify errors elsewhere, it can often continue all the way to runnable bytecode. The invalid parts will just be replaced by exceptions that parrot the compiler error. Meanwhile other code paths can already be exercised which can be very handy at times.
- gmueckl 7y agoOn the flipside, I have managed to actually run non-compiling Java classes because of that a couple of times, only to stare at the debugger with wide eyes when I realized what was going on.