how tf would a missing semicolon result in a http server error
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In ASP.NET applications, specifically in ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC (pre-Core), the compilation process is dynamic and happens at runtime if source files like .cshtml, .aspx, and .cs files are present on the server.
ASP.NET uses just-in-time (JIT) compilation for views (.cshtml, .aspx, .ascx, etc.) and sometimes for code-behind files (.cs). When a request hits a page, ASP.NET dynamically compiles these files into temporary assemblies.
If there’s a syntax error, missing semicolon, incorrect type, or any other compilation issue, the process will fail and throw a 500 error.
why would you use asp in an introductory course
even if you have like a student learning platform so they don't have to install anything, surely it would wrap the code that's submitted so it doesn't crash the application
my guess is he had all the boilerplate written, and was using a single line or two of "working code" to show what the technology was capable of
but it's 4chan greentext so it could be fake and gay
If the web server is implemented in any of the languages that require semicolons.
why would you demo a for loop with a web server
For the same reason our OS memory management class was in Java, a language without pointers, because some idiot decided all courses had to be standardized on the same language because the industry says they need people who know that language now.
File fails to compile, web server tries to run the file, error.
If the file failed to compile the server wouldn't execute it because a file wouldn't be created. A compile error stops the process, It doesn't result in a corrupted output, since that would be really stupid.
What programming language returns a 500 error because it fails?
A 500 error code is a critical server failure, It isn't something that can happen because a piece of JavaScript failed.
Old IIS versions with PHP would do this when running in production mode. Talking about 2010-2012
Maybe PHP? Since it runs as a server and returns computed results in a browser... Though I'm pretty sure it'd just return the compiler error text