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The presence of dead code may reveal either logical errors due to alterations in the program or significant changes in the assumptions and environment of the program (see also [[software rot]]); a good compiler should report dead code so a maintainer can think about what it means. Many times dead code is inserted by a defensive programmer for [[can't happen]] tests that really can't happen (yet). Other times dead code is inserted by the programmer for debugging purposes but has yet to be removed.

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