A program will not run if it has syntax errors. Any such errors must be fixed first. A good integrated development environment (IDE) will usually point out any syntax ...

This is an error in the spelling or grammar used when coding. Missing a letter, character or forgetting to include inverted commas/speech marks are common examples of ...

Syntax highlighting used to be trickier to implement. Not only does an editor need to understand the syntax of a language, it also has to deal with partial code as it’s edited. A naive approach might ...