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minus-squareLorchedar@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·7 days agoUnfortunately this seems to be most error messages these days. Often it doesn’t even pretend to give a reason. Some software just silently removes or grays out the button for a failed operation without an error message at all!
minus-squaredeleted@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·7 days agoOr “:( something went wrong” instead of a useful error message.
minus-squareZarobi@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoNowadays most normies see an actual exception and panic like it’s a horror movie and the computer has gained sentience. Management tells programmers to hide the error message, making it harder for literally everybody
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIt’s been a trend long before win 11 hit the market.
Unfortunately this seems to be most error messages these days. Often it doesn’t even pretend to give a reason.
Some software just silently removes or grays out the button for a failed operation without an error message at all!
Or “:( something went wrong” instead of a useful error message.
Nowadays most normies see an actual exception and panic like it’s a horror movie and the computer has gained sentience. Management tells programmers to hide the error message, making it harder for literally everybody
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It’s been a trend long before win 11 hit the market.