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401.0 — Syntax Is Not Semantics

The code compiles. The code does not do what you thought it did.

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Jennifer
Mar 16, 2025
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The code compiles. The code does not do what you thought it did. These two facts coexist because syntax and semantics are different things and the compiler only checks one of them. The grammar is cor…

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