Yes, they are absolutely crutches. All great tools, libraries, and abstractions are crutches. I want programming to be easier for myself and my employees.
The only problem with a crutch is that you might end up not having it when you need it. That's not an issue in this case.
> here I am thinking about something more substancial then just a missing ';' or a lack of a closing "
The original example that I was responded to was about an interviewer who expected their code to compile. That would include incredibly pedantic things.
For example, if you're the kind of person who uses single quotes in JavaScript and then you're suddenly writing a different language where '' is different from "" and `` and $"" and whatever, you could easily make an unimportant mistake that prevents compiling.
Yes, they are absolutely crutches. All great tools, libraries, and abstractions are crutches. I want programming to be easier for myself and my employees.
The only problem with a crutch is that you might end up not having it when you need it. That's not an issue in this case.
> here I am thinking about something more substancial then just a missing ';' or a lack of a closing "
The original example that I was responded to was about an interviewer who expected their code to compile. That would include incredibly pedantic things.
For example, if you're the kind of person who uses single quotes in JavaScript and then you're suddenly writing a different language where '' is different from "" and `` and $"" and whatever, you could easily make an unimportant mistake that prevents compiling.