error suppression
[/ˈɛrər səˈprɛʃən/]
nounpl: error suppressions
supressão de erros
1. A programming technique or mechanism that prevents error messages or warnings from being displayed to users or in logs
The developer used error suppression to hide deprecation warnings in the legacy code.
O desenvolvedor usou supressão de erros para ocultar avisos de deprecação no código legado.
2. In PHP, the use of the @ operator to suppress error messages generated during script execution
Error suppression with @ is generally discouraged as it can hide serious bugs.
A supressão de erros com @ é geralmente desaconselhada pois pode ocultar bugs graves.
3. A method of handling exceptions or errors by preventing them from propagating or being reported
Implementing error suppression should be done carefully to maintain code reliability.
A implementação de supressão de erros deve ser feita com cuidado para manter a confiabilidade do código.
Error suppression is a controversial practice in both Brazilian and American software development communities. While sometimes used pragmatically to deal with legacy code or third-party libraries, it's generally considered poor practice as it can mask underlying bugs and make debugging more difficult. In Brazil's growing tech sector, discussions around clean code practices have made developers more conscious of avoiding error suppression in favor of proper error handling.
Related Idioms & Phrases
sweep it under the rug (metaphorical equivalent for hiding errors)
bury the error (to suppress and hide problems)
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