Comments on: Stupid code - aka gnome-session phantoms http://jrwren.wrenfam.com/blog/2005/08/28/stupid-code-aka-gnome-session-phantoms/ babblings of a computer loving fool Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:42:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jrwren http://jrwren.wrenfam.com/blog/2005/08/28/stupid-code-aka-gnome-session-phantoms/#comment-94 jrwren Sat, 03 Sep 2005 23:54:41 +0000 http://little.xmtp.net/blog/?p=485#comment-94 Thanks for the ruby url. Thanks for the ruby url.

]]> By: Matt http://jrwren.wrenfam.com/blog/2005/08/28/stupid-code-aka-gnome-session-phantoms/#comment-90 Matt Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:17:17 +0000 http://little.xmtp.net/blog/?p=485#comment-90 well... not that i'm a l33t C haxx0r or anything, but when i am doing something for a proof of concept in java, i do it to make sure i can. then i clean it up. maybe the coder just forgot to clean it up? i think you bring up a good point about usability and error messages, though. error messages can be an extraordinarily helpful tool in getting the necessary information to fix a problem. it can also be a completely useless message that ads to the "format and reinstall" mentality. when someone wants something to work, they want it to work. they don't want "error with PCLoadLetter". Coming up with helpful error messages (whether in a desktop app or a web app) is vital to usability. just my $.02... well… not that i’m a l33t C haxx0r or anything, but when i am doing something for a proof of concept in java, i do it to make sure i can. then i clean it up. maybe the coder just forgot to clean it up?

i think you bring up a good point about usability and error messages, though. error messages can be an extraordinarily helpful tool in getting the necessary information to fix a problem. it can also be a completely useless message that ads to the “format and reinstall” mentality. when someone wants something to work, they want it to work. they don’t want “error with PCLoadLetter”. Coming up with helpful error messages (whether in a desktop app or a web app) is vital to usability. just my $.02…

]]> By: Big Ray http://jrwren.wrenfam.com/blog/2005/08/28/stupid-code-aka-gnome-session-phantoms/#comment-89 Big Ray Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:45:13 +0000 http://little.xmtp.net/blog/?p=485#comment-89 Here here. Here here.

]]> By: Jenn http://jrwren.wrenfam.com/blog/2005/08/28/stupid-code-aka-gnome-session-phantoms/#comment-88 Jenn Mon, 29 Aug 2005 02:20:04 +0000 http://little.xmtp.net/blog/?p=485#comment-88 Here's the Ruby on Rails video I mentioned: http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/show/RailsAcademy -> it's the first link, "Take 2." It's pretty interesting... Here’s the Ruby on Rails video I mentioned: http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/show/RailsAcademy -> it’s the first link, “Take 2.” It’s pretty interesting…

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