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stack trace and internal message...
are more descriptive than what anybody can write for any particular error. these are also invaluable when searching the internet for a possible solution to your problem. Chances are someone else got that error, pasted part of the stack trace to a forum somewhere, and it's like a GUID in that almost every result that pops up is to do with your problem. only problem with this is that you, as a developer, might give away some implementation details due to function names, order of call, etc, and that's only a problem if you have a problem with that.

obviously, you're going to make sure your program receives valid input and has access to what it needs access to, so these errors will likely be taken care of by the developer, using a friendly popup. but for unexpected errors, i want a stack trace, both as a developer and a user.
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stack trace and internal message...  Voodoo187 | 03/19/07
I agree  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/19/07
throw new Exception(); grin  Voodoo187 | 03/19/07
Okay, after the message I know what the error is...  Anton Philidor | 03/19/07
Of course...  rapson | 03/19/07
Don't take my word for it  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/19/07
What a load  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/19/07
Just remember  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/19/07
No Gates  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/19/07
That's what Microsoft does  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/19/07
Though translation poits out an interesting problem...  John Le'Brecage | 03/19/07
Fair point  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 03/19/07
I remember once...  ju1ce | 03/28/07
Message boxes?  jorwell | 03/20/07
Error Messages  tim@... | 03/20/07
Not a new thing  jorwell | 03/20/07
I assume...  gforrest | 03/20/07
Internal errors  John L. Ries | 03/20/07
Don't forget the number  WFreeze | 03/20/07
Damn!!!!!  Update victim | 03/20/07
So Why Are We "Connected?"  Gray_Beard | 03/20/07
Sounds like an old episode of South Park happy  Mark Miller | 03/21/07
Errors and memories  jbroche18 | 03/22/07
Let's also not forget...  ju1ce | 03/28/07

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