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I don't see it as pretending the error isn't there. I read the quote as spending more time to make sure the error doesn't throw in the first place.
Personally I've seen people spend a ton of time capturing all the error information, logging it neatly in different places, sending off emails etc.
While I'm all for capturing everything I can in an error, more time spent preventing the error pays off, and I think that's what the intention behind the quote was. I could be wrong, it's not my quote.
If you look at the other half of this particular thread, you'll see I entirely agree with the good practice you describe. The quote is, unfortunately, quite vulnerable to interpretation.
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I don't see it as pretending the error isn't there. I read the quote as spending more time to make sure the error doesn't throw in the first place.
Personally I've seen people spend a ton of time capturing all the error information, logging it neatly in different places, sending off emails etc.
While I'm all for capturing everything I can in an error, more time spent preventing the error pays off, and I think that's what the intention behind the quote was. I could be wrong, it's not my quote.
If you look at the other half of this particular thread, you'll see I entirely agree with the good practice you describe. The quote is, unfortunately, quite vulnerable to interpretation.