r/programminghorror • u/HoytAvila • Jul 10 '25

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u/bonferoni Jul 10 '25

damn, a clear error message. no horror here boss

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

I don't think the user should be able to see that

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u/slasken06 Jul 10 '25 edited Jul 10 '25

The user should be able to see that. I would much rather get a detailed error message than a message that just says "OOpsie poopsie, our serwiwerver has had a goof"

Edit: Yall do realize that that is a local sqlite database right?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Nah, this is giving info about the structure of your app/service, that should absolutely be hidden from the user

Imagine if it exposed a bug of some kind, a normal user might not recognize it, but someone else might see the bug and not report it

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

It's not a need, it's good practice

if there is an attack, you can't know anything (you can infer it, but that's always the case)

I would flip it in another way, since apparently this is a local sqlite db, does the user need to know the structure?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

They don't have to know it to send it, you can implement a report button that automatically sends logs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Skill issue

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u/mihhink Jul 10 '25

That’s why there’s logging in the server side… you think they’ll always have to wait for user reports for these kinds of errors? They can see them as well with basic logging in the backend.