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@wallhackio what if the implementation throws runtime exceptions as the most convenient way of short-circuiting on discovering an error?

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@wallhackio (which is to say, you think that? because, pedantically speaking, compilers have runtimes, and can absol-utely throw exceptions during that runtime)

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@clarfonthey seeing this exact usage elsewhere is why i made this poll, because i disagree with the usage but think explaining exactly why is tricky to do in a satisfying way

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@wallhackio compilers don’t have runtimes?

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@vaporeon_ i’m entirely sure if i agree not but but i like this answer

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@wallhackio what do you mean by this response?

pendantic terminology question 

when a compiler refuses to compile source code due to an error in that code, is it appurropurriate to describe this behavior as the compiler “throwing”?

@wallhackio @Satsuma @amy be careful cuz, you're gonna make him keeping messing with you at this rate

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