matthewmueller/joy

Improve error handling

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#15 opened on Oct 12, 2017

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Description

Right now errors are quite hard to decipher. Would be great to clean up the translator's error handling as well as better errors when you try compiling code that contains unsupported stdlib methods.

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Research direction
Investigate the translator's error handling code in the Joy compiler and identify where errors from unsupported stdlib methods are generated. Trace the error flow from compilation to output to understand current limitations.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backendcompilers
Issue type
Refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GoJavaScriptcompiler concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40