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Communicating details of method result?
I have code like this (pseudocode)
foreach(Box box in boxes)
{
if(boxFilter.PassesFilter(box))
{
// do something useful
}
else
{
Log.Log(format("Box %s was rejected", ...
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Why doesn't “object reference not set to an instance of an object” tell us which object?
We're launching a system, and we sometimes get the famous exception NullReferenceException with the message Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
However, in a method where we have ...
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Is it more sensible to log exceptions in a catch-all or in a base exception class?
I'm in the process of refactoring a fairly large web app. One of the major issues is inconsistent error handling and I'm trying to come up with a sensible strategy.
I've created a custom error ...
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9answers
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What's the best way to manage error logging for exceptions?
Introduction
If an error occurs on a website or system, it is of course useful to log it, and show the user a polite message with a reference code for the error.
And if you have lots of systems, you ...
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5answers
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When to start writing Exception Handling, Logging
When do you start writing your Exception Handling Code? When do you start writing Logging Statements.
For the purpose of elaborating this question, let us assume that we are on .NET platform with ...
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2answers
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How much logging should I do at production for SQLExcpetions?
I'm writing a small database-centric application in Java Swing that will be used internally in a small company. I haven't much experience with developing production-level applications.
I don't use an ...
