Re: Error Codes, Langs, etc
| From: | Edin Kadribasic | Date: | Tue, 26 Nov 2002 12:42:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Error Codes, Langs, etc | ||
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Sascha Schumann wrote:
> > This is not FUD. He brought up the issue of M$ practises. And I didn't
> > hear you answer the question about why is "parse error" more difficult to
> > understand than "register_shutdown_function"?
>
> You need to learn a bit about writing good compilers. It is
> easy to write a compiler; it is hard to write a compiler with
> good diagnostic output.
You missed my point: you cannot write PHP code without using English.
Function names, reserved words, etc. are all in English. So does this mean
that non-English speaking people are unable to write PHP code? Of course
not. With a good manual this is perfectly possible. IMHO error messages
are no different.
Edin