User Experience Guidelines (GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Internals)

## 29 User Experience Guidelines ¶

To borrow a slogan from Elm,

> Compilers should be assistants, not adversaries. A compiler should not just detect bugs, it should then help you understand why there is a bug. It should not berate you in a robot voice, it should give you specific hints that help you write better code. Ultimately, a compiler should make programming faster and more fun!

— Evan Czaplicki

This chapter provides guidelines on how to implement diagnostics and command-line options in ways that we hope achieve the above ideal.