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Yeah, C# compilers do. Easily Googleable error code to further explain it.

• oblio 6y ago
  I think it's a Microsoft thing. A ton of their stuff has unique error codes just for this purpose.
  • trinix912 6y ago
    Remember back when OS/2 had a special error code for every error message?
    • SSLy 6y ago
      Codes like that are a part of IBM culture that spilled out to other companies.
  • llarsson 6y ago
    Sure beats the General Protection Fault we were so accustomed to back in the day. :)
    • MichaelMoser123 6y ago
      they had the MSDN cd (microsoft developer network) for documentation in these days; that cd had a lot of thorough documentation for apis and developer tools.
  • _pmf_ 6y ago
    All heavily internationalized software should have error codes.
    • oblio 6y ago
      PHP was just ahead of the T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM curve.