CodeFrenzy

About a week ago, Chris and I “launched” TravelStash.  By “launched” I mean we have now opened it up for general consumption.  Anyone can join TravelStash and use it just like Rheanna and Sanjay did on their recent South Africa trip, Margaret and Alan have on their trip around the South Island of New Zealand and of course, how Chris and I have consistently used it to keep our friends and family updated on all our travels over the past couple of years.

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The other day while on a bus in Brisbane, I witnessed a classic error message FAIL:

On a more serious note, error handling and the display of error messages in software development is an often discussed usability topic.  Errors occur for all sorts of reasons – user-generated, hardware failures, invalid data, and of course software bugs.  But how much do you let the end-user know that the software has failed?  Well, I believe it depends on the type of error, the impact of the error and who your audience is.

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