Gunnar Morling • 1/12/2022

What's in a Good Error Message?

This article analyzes what constitutes a good error message in software development, focusing on messages intended for developers and ops teams. It argues that effective error messages must provide three key pieces of information: the context of what the code was trying to do, the specific error that occurred, and clear mitigation steps. The piece uses examples and contrasts developer-facing messages with user-facing ones.

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#software development #debugging #error handling