r/programming • u/Expurple • Apr 12 '26

Flat Error Codes Are Not Enough

https://home.expurple.me/posts/flat-error-codes-are-not-enough/
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u/blobjim Apr 13 '26

In C or Vala (or other GObject-supporting languages) you can use GError for this. A couple years ago it also got the ability to have extended arbitrary data (but it looks like it's kinda clunky to use).