| From: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Style of file error messages |
| Date: | 2007-05-30 20:07:49 |
| Message-ID: | 87ps4ihy7e.fsf@oxford.xeocode.com |
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"Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> A seasoned developer might only need the file name to guess what kind of
> file it is, but other people could probably use the help.
I think Peter's argument is that what kind of file it is really doesn't help a
regular user. Nonetheless I agree strongly. Even if it doesn't actually make
any practical difference it's one less thing to wonder about and one more
anchor for a user to hold onto when trying to understand what's going on.
I know I feel better knowing what part is actually broken on my car than just
having a dummy light come on even if I'm going to go to the same garage either
way.
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Gregory Stark
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
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