This is a rant about how so many apps on many different platforms (TVs, mobile devices, computers, etc…) have decided to not actually show detailed errors any more. Instead, we get something along the lines of:

Oops, somehting went wrong. Please try again later

… and then, well, we get to figure out what just happened and what in the world we need to do about it. And good luck with that, since you have no idea what just failed.

Why software developers?!? Why have you forsaken us?

  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Look, the majority of the software is on the server end. Even if they gave you a full stack trace, and you understood it, you wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. You want them to give you a way to send in a merge request? I’m sure that would be received here as Google exploiting you for free.

    • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Just fucking tell me when my adblock is causing you to deny me access, or my connection is too weak/slow. I don’t need a fucking full stack trace.

      • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        “Hey boss? I got a user here who’s blocking our ads and cussing us out.”

        “Oh dear. Better give him whatever he wants.”