popcodeorg / popcodeorg/popcode
A function definition missing an opening curly brace gives an unhelpful error
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 191
- Forks
- 143
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
- 5
Description
function sayHello()
alert('hello')
}

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Research direction
Reproduce the missing-opening-brace example in the editor and trace how malformed JavaScript errors are surfaced. Improve the diagnostic so this syntax mistake is understandable, then verify the example no longer produces the unhelpful error shown.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100