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I'm about to say something shameful, something no software developer should ever proclaim. In my personal time, whenever software crashes or errors out, I am of
by thedudemabry 14y ago
I'm about to say something shameful, something no software developer should ever proclaim. In my personal time, whenever software crashes or errors out, I am often given a prompt (varies depending on the OS/application): Report the error, or ignore.
As an engineer who has spent invaluable hours combing over end user bug reports through services like Windows Error Reporting and the like, I am incredibly thankful for each and every user that took the time to click 'Report'. And I owe my firstborn to the benevolent few who choose to write detailed comments to accompany their reports.
But alone, in the dark, ready to edit a photo or browse Reddit- I click 'Ignore'. Why? Because fuck you, that's why. My rage at uncaught exceptions bubbles up into my brain and the stack reports, "you shall not get any info out of me." This is clearly wrong, but it's my impulse. That's all.