irelephant [he/him]@programming.devM to iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.devEnglish · 5 months ago"The instructions are perfectly clear!" Meanwhile, end-users:programming.devimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1image"The instructions are perfectly clear!" Meanwhile, end-users:programming.devirelephant [he/him]@programming.devM to iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.devEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestardom8048@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoPeople just don’t read. Especially error messages. The worst is error messages that don’t say anything at all besides oopsie woopsie 🤦
minus-squareawesomesauce309@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoHow about “something went wrong, contact your administrator” Like maybe add a blurb about what software went wrong? And which administrator???
minus-squarestardom8048@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThis is especially bad when you are the administrator.
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months ago“Something went wrong. If the problem persists contact your administrator.”
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoMy pet peeve is when a system shows these messages to me, but I’m the admin. And there are no further logs to consult.
minus-squareaudaxdreik@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoComputer coughing, exhaling a large puff of magic smoke: What are you, my boss? 😮💨
minus-squareLynneOfFlowers@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI hate those. Even worse are error messages that are clear, descriptive, and wrong (“incorrect username and/or password” when actually the server or your internet is down)
People just don’t read. Especially error messages.
The worst is error messages that don’t say anything at all besides oopsie woopsie 🤦
How about “something went wrong, contact your administrator”
Like maybe add a blurb about what software went wrong? And which administrator???
This is especially bad when you are the administrator.
“Something went wrong. If the problem persists contact your administrator.”
My pet peeve is when a system shows these messages to me, but I’m the admin. And there are no further logs to consult.
Computer coughing, exhaling a large puff of magic smoke: What are you, my boss? 😮💨
I hate those. Even worse are error messages that are clear, descriptive, and wrong (“incorrect username and/or password” when actually the server or your internet is down)