• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Also when code has been compiled, or transpiled. The reason the line numbers don’t match is because all of the code is being assembled into one large package and served to whatever client uses it. So even if you don’t minify, but you’re compiling, sourcemaps will show you where the error actually occurs, instead of where it occurs in the finished product.

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      1 year ago

      Especially if the compiler optimization options inlined code from 5 different places into one blob