REMINDER: Error messages should include parameters

Tue Oct 15 22:17:32 UTC 2013

Off the Yahoo MX discussion, just a reminder for those who write code:

*Always* include the parameters in the error message; pronouns and
implicit references are Evil, Bad and Wrong.  The 30 seconds you take to
add the actual name of what you can't find/talk to could save some sysadmin
*weeks* (I am not making that up; something once took me weeks).

We now return you to your normal router configuration conversations.

Cheers,
-- jra
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