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coding-horror/basic-computer-games

An updated version of the classic "Basic Computer Games" book, with well-written examples in a variety of common MEMORY SAFE, SCRIPTING programming languages. See https://coding-horror.github.io/basic-computer-games/ · C# · 1,035 source files

Analyzed at 5301155192 on 2026-08-13. 58 documented errors.

Code / Message	Type	Severity	Tags
Unknown file-type found: ${file}	exception	error	nodejs, build-script, file-type, index-generator
Game "${folder}" is missing a javascript folder	exception	warning	nodejs, build-script, missing-folder, filesystem
Game "${folder}" is missing a HTML or node.js file in the fo	exception	warning	nodejs, build-script, empty-folder, filesystem
Could not place any more ships	exception	error	java, game-logic, random-placement, constraint-violation
{DisplayText} must be greater than zero	validation	error	csharp, input-validation, user-input, argument
YOU CAN'T PLACE A LARGER DISK ON TOP OF A SMALLER ONE, IT MI	exception	error	python, game-logic, rule-violation, tower-of-hanoi
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
closing	panic	warning	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, exit-prompt
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
Failed to read line	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
Failed to read line	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
Failed to read line	panic	warning	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, continue-prompt
Failed to flush to stdout.	panic	warning	rust, stdout, io, panic, expect, flush
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
AI RAN OUT OF OPTIONS!	panic	error	rust, game-logic, panic, expect, empty-collection, ai
Failed to read the line	panic	warning	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, continue-prompt
failed to flush	panic	warning	rust, stdout, io, panic, expect, flush
failed to read input	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect
couldn't flush stdout	panic	error	rust, stdout, flush, panic, expect, io-error, broken-pipe, cli
Error reading from stdin	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, cli
Error reading line.	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, helper, cli
~~Failed reading line!~~	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, helper, cli
Failed to get Input	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, helper, cli
Failed to read line	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, game-logic, cli
Your input is not correct	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, misleading-message, cli
Failed read_line	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, cli, parse
Failed to read the line	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, game-loop, cli
Error Getting your input	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, cli, yes-no
Failed to read input.	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, helper, cli
Failed to read line	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, coordinate-input, cli
input error	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, result-propagation, cli
Failed to read the line	panic	error	rust, stdin, read-line, panic, expect, io-error, eof, interactive, game-loop, cli
Failed to read the line	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, cli-game
No valid input	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, misleading-message, cli-game
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, cli-game, mastermind
something went wrong getting user guess	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, result-ignored, refactored, mastermind
something went wrong getting secret from user	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, result-ignored, refactored, mastermind
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, generic-function, cli-game
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, utility-function, cli-game
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, utility-function, cli-game
Failed to read input	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, utility-function, cli-game
Error reading line!	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, cli-game
Corrupt stats file!	panic	error	rust, parse, panic, expect, file-io, csv, stats-persistence, splat
Invalid file path!	panic	error	rust, file-io, panic, expect, relative-path, working-directory, misleading-message, splat
Could not create file!	panic	warning	rust, file-io, panic, expect, dead-code, splat, stats-persistence
Error loading stats data!	panic	error	rust, file-io, panic, expect, relative-path, misleading-message, hardcoded-path, splat, stats-persistence
ERROR WRITING Stats FILE!	panic	error	rust, file-io, panic, expect, write, disk-full, splat, stats-persistence
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, utility-function, cli-game, splat
Failed to get input	panic	error	rust, stdin, io, panic, expect, index-out-of-bounds, cli-game, stars
Failed to read line	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, game-loop
Failed to get input	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, indexing, slice-bounds
Failed to read the line	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, quiz-loop, infinite-spin
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, infinite-loop, utility, sticky-eof, tower-of-hanoi
CANNOT READ INPUT!	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, yes-no, silent-eof, war
Failed to read input	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, string-input, weekday, silent-eof
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, play-again, infinite-loop, word-game
Failed to read line.	panic	error	rust, io, stdin, panic, guess-reader, word-game, struct-method
invalid suit	validation	error	ruby, validation, custom-exception, enum, card-game, dead-code, symbol-vs-string