IMO there is a right place for error codes such as this; in failure states that are too technical to explain to the intended audience, and for which diagnosis c

IMO there is a right place for error codes such as this; in failure states that are too technical to explain to the intended audience, and for which diagnosis can be complex (so that dominant causes can be different from version to version). The other way these things fail that I think is common is to give no explanation and direct the troubleshooter to the logging system.