I think it's a valid point. Regardless of the fact his editor wasn't configured properly, the fact that the error messages that were generated did not IMMEDIATE

I think it's a valid point. Regardless of the fact his editor wasn't configured properly, the fact that the error messages that were generated did not IMMEDIATELY point him in the right direction is a problem with the language and the compiler. Any good product attempts to alleviate human error as much as possible. Obviously in this person's case that goal wasn't achieved.