Timeline for What verb describes the action of bringing an error into being?
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| Dec 3, 2015 at 16:20 | vote | accept | Norman Ramsey | ||
| Dec 3, 2015 at 3:04 | comment | added | Kit Z. Fox♦ | I can't migrate comments twice, which means if you don't use the chat room, I'll have to just delete these comments. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 22:38 | comment | added | bib | Don't we fall into error? | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 21:46 | comment | added | JEL | In English (that is, not, unfortunately, in computer jargon) we err, unless we're divine, then we forgive (the unfortunate use of jargon when plain English will do). | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 20:53 | comment | added | Thinkeye | @NormanRamsey The comments can be upvoted, too. But they can not be downvoted. And there are [insert favorite expletive] out there who don't bother to explain with a comment why an answer is wrong, simply downvoting and moving on. I have seen it several times on different answers from other users which I have found useful, or neutral. It once happened with my answer, too. From that time on, I also prefer commenting to answering. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 20:38 | comment | added | Graffito | @NormanRamsey - Sometimes, we haven't the courage to write answers with supporting text or arguments :( | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 20:30 | comment | added | Norman Ramsey | Thanks KitZ.Fox. Why are people so much more eager to write comments than to write answers? Answers can be upvoted! @Graffito I'm looking at you... | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 20:25 | answer | added | public wireless | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 20:06 | comment | added | Graffito | In this context, I always use the verb trigger: Client code triggers an unchecked run-time error. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 19:54 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Note that, in the sample phrase, the client code presumably already contained a (previously "injected") programming error which in turn caused the "unchecked runtime error". "Unchecked" in this case means that an erroneous operation occurred (say, data was garbled) but no error was detected by the system (ie, no exception was raised, no error was logged, etc). | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 19:44 | comment | added | Hot Licks | But in the specific case of the above sample phrase, "causes" would be the appropriate verb. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 19:10 | comment | added | Hot Licks | But note that an unchecked runtime error is one that occurs without being detected. This causes the error to propagate into later stages of processing where it's effects may be detected, or may be ignored entirely, causing the error to, eg, cause a check for $1,234,567 dollars to be mailed, vs the correct amount of $1.23. But the terminology around this can get pretty detailed, and you really need to find a good tutorial on the terms and concepts involved. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 19:05 | comment | added | Hot Licks | The error was injected due to erroneous coding or hardware design, and it was detected or sensed when runtime checks in hardware or software, uh, detected or sensed it. It is latent if it has not been detected. | |
| S Dec 2, 2015 at 19:02 | history | mod moved comments to chat | |||
| S Dec 2, 2015 at 19:02 | comment | added | Kit Z. Fox♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 19:00 | answer | added | WS2 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 18:26 | answer | added | user140086 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 2, 2015 at 17:54 | history | asked | Norman Ramsey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |