Is it possible to have error messages that work for everyone? Is there a fundamental difference between what the former group want out of an error message and what the latter group want?
That's what I am trying to figure out. I have a hunch that it may be correlated with language background.
That's usually why I'm always asking for specifics when people make general complaints, I'm trying to dig into the _why_. "Error messages are bad" isn't actionable; "error messages are bad because" often is. This thread was already getting into specifics before I woke up, though :)
That's usually why I'm always asking for specifics when people make general complaints, I'm trying to dig into the _why_. "Error messages are bad" isn't actionable; "error messages are bad because" often is. This thread was already getting into specifics before I woke up, though :)