C/C++ Arena

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Comments and reading errors

Comments are notes for humans. The compiler ignores them.

// a comment runs to the end of the line
/* this kind can span
   several lines */

When the code is wrong, the compiler tells you the line number and what it expected. The most common beginner error is a missing semicolon: error: expected ';'.

Your turn: this program has two mistakes. Press Check first to see what the compiler says, then fix both so it prints Fixed it on one line.

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