I want a cent for every time some developer says "it does not compile" or "I get a compile error" without naming that compile error!

I want a cent for every time some developer says "it does not compile" or "I get a compile error" without naming that compile error!

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  1. I want also want some, wanna split with me?

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  2. I think we should make that 5 or even 10 Euros and they should come out of the pocket of that programmer.

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  3. Exactly this little detail distinguishes a decent question from a simple rant.

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  4. Another fine description is " doesn't work." - with no reference to what the expected behaviour would be, nor how it actually behaves.

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  5. Actually, developers capable of stating "it does not compile" are good ones ;-)

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  6. Dalija Prasnikar you apparently know some pretty bad developers.

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  7. Thomas Mueller I just hang out on Stack Overflow a lot ;-)

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  8. I guess the real question is whats the definition of "developer", maybe its changed in todays world and any old Chimp pressing a button is a developer.

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  9. Brett Wilton mostly young chimps ;-)

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  10. Lars Fosdal I just love that comment (at work). I love it so much that I ignore them until they give me something better to work with :)

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  11. Slams Documentation on such coders face

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