Do Error Messages "insult" You?
Error messages
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1. Are you insulted by error messages that treat you like an idiot?
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No. I actually love those. Much better than "cryptic" error messages.5
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They "annoy" me I guess. I wish all apps could just work, even when I make a mistake.1
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Yes. Their very existence insults me. If I have an error, I can find it without a message.0
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Only idiotic ones insult me, as sometimes, they miss the true reason for the error. I prefer cryptic messages.1
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2. If you were to make a tool for developers, would you place a line to "everybody knows" and where?
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I expect my users to know their stuff like every professional, and therefore be able to find what's wrong without me telling them. If nothing else, I'm still available for questions.0
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With or without them having "know how", I'll try my best to assist them within the app itself.6
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Developer tools, by definition, make stuff easier, so I'd likely go full speed and treat them as if they know nothing.1
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3. When you fill out a simple form that requires data "everybody knows" how to make valid, what do you expect?
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I expect the form to just work. Any error message is likely the fault of the form developer, not mine.0
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If the data is invalid for some reason (e.g. typo), I expect an error message upon submittion.7
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As long as there is a way to contact the form's developer, I don't really care. I like email better anyway.0
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