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When programming in Java, I routinely run code that has compile errors in it. As long as my execution path doesn't hit any code containing errors, I can run de

When programming in Java, I routinely run code that has compile errors in it. As long as my execution path doesn't hit any code containing errors, I can run debug and even modify code in the debugger. That's exploratory programming.

swsieber 6y ago
That's not a general java attribute though, is it? I suspect that's because of the eclipse compiler.
- gerbilly 6y ago
  Yeah you're right it's eclipse. I haven't been able to get IntilliJ to run broken code, which is one of the main reasons I stay with eclipse at least part of the time.