On Jul 3, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Scott Berkun wrote:
Error messages are popular simply because they are the cheapest
interaction a programmer has - it's much less work to handle users
with errors than it is to write code that gracefully resolves issues
on its own.
So like in many cases, the question isn't as much about what the
superior design is, it's finding a way to make that superior design
affordable to build.
Clearly, this is a non-trivial task and more often than not a goal to
strive for in the hope of minimizing error messages.
I will say that this isn't only just an expedient method for
developers--I can tell when I'm getting lazy in my thinking when the
best I can offer is a pop-up error message. It can be an easy trap for
designers to fall into as well.
Dan
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