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As developers, we should stop creating robotic error messages in software
- johncoltrane 8y agoIn my previous life as an ActionScripter, I also had to work with Silverlight one time a year or so and, every time, I had to update the SDK (.NET & Co.) to the latest version. During one of those updates, the installer greeted me with the craziest, least informative, and least actionable error message I've ever seen: https://78.media.tumblr.com/wRSf1eblFaaf9zptcf60kcLv_500.gif https://78.media.tumblr.com/wRSf1eblFaaf9zptcf60kcLv_500.gif
- informatimago 8y agoYou are crazy. It could be a tad more precise, but that would be less informative, by listing the exact missing conditions. But as it is, it is giving you all the prerequisites, and you can checkmand install all the software required. There’s no error message more informative and actionable!
- ldorido 8y agoIt would have been better if the installer did a check on all these items and would have reported the EXACT issue. In this case the responsibility is being offloaded to the user. But I do agree this message is not the most horrible thing I've ever seen.