[talltimtom]

How does an error code make it easier to look up an error? The workflow is either “get error, google it”, or “get errorcode google it”. In both cases the docs will be the top hit.

If we where talking 20 years ago I might agree, but I really can’t see the argument with todays tooling.

[simion314]

Updates can improve on the error messages, making them more clear, the error code does not change but the message changes.

Also many times the error message is interpolated with your specific details like

"Syntax error at line 123 in file /home/user/myfile , symbol X is not allowed here" this is a silly example but often enough when i google this errors I have to first strip out my data from them.

[gbear605]

Googling the text of an error often finds lots of unrelated results. So no, the docs might not be the top hit.

[debaserab2]

All errors are google-able?