Re: When does programming become automatic (if ever)?

What tools are pros using to fix or avoid basic syntax errors? If I code for a couple of hours and then run the code, I regularly find a dozen or so basic errors like missing semicolons, misspelled variables, unmatched brackets, etc. I'm using syntax highlighting in vim which helps to a degree but misses some really obvious stuff.

$PM = "Perl Monk's";
$MCF = "Most Clueless ~~Friar~~ ~~Abbot~~ ~~Bishop~~ ~~Pontiff~~ ~~Deacon~~ Curate";
$nysus = $PM . ' ' . $MCF;
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Re^2: When does programming become automatic (if ever)? by choroba (Cardinal) on Apr 14, 2016 at 19:09 UTC
I write the code in a way to be able to run it more often. In fact, I usually make it (or better, its test suite) run automatically every time I save any of the files. So, I'm fixing the errors as I progress. ($q=q:Sq=~/;[c](.)(.)/;chr(-\|\|-\|5+lengthSq)`"S\|oS2"`map{chr \|+ord }map{substrSq`S_+\|`\|}3E\|-\|`7**2-3:)=~y+S\|`+$1,++print+eval$q,q,a, [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: When does programming become automatic (if ever)? by hippo (Bishop) on Apr 14, 2016 at 20:45 UTC
I'm using syntax highlighting in vim Excellent. That means you can also leverage the perlsupport plugin so you can compile from within vim. Compile early, compile often.	[reply]
Re^3: When does programming become automatic (if ever)? by nysus (Parson) on Apr 15, 2016 at 05:35 UTC
Holy crap, this plugin looks awesome. Thanks! $PM = "Perl Monk's"; $MCF = "Most Clueless ~~Friar~~ ~~Abbot~~ ~~Bishop~~ ~~Pontiff~~ ~~Deacon~~ Curate"; $nysus = $PM . ' ' . $MCF; Click here if you love Perl Monks	[reply]


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