Re:Log level 'error' should mean that something needs to be ...
by throw3e98 on Saturday December 20, 2025 @12:10PM
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Maybe that makes sense for a single-machine application where you also control the hardware. But for a networked/distributed system, or software that runs on the user's hardware, the action might involve a decision tree, and a log line is a poor way to convey that. We use instrumentation, alerting and runbooks for that instead, with the runbooks linking into a hyperlinked set of articles.
My 3D printer will try to walk you through basic fixes with pictures on the device's LCD panel, but for some errors it will display a QR code to their wiki which goes into a technical troubleshooting guide with complex instructions and tutorial videos.
My 3D printer will try to walk you through basic fixes with pictures on the device's LCD panel, but for some errors it will display a QR code to their wiki which goes into a technical troubleshooting guide with complex instructions and tutorial videos.