Should we merge errors into exceptions?
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exceptions is better than errors, but neither is a good tag. The problem is that any software can have them and the tags will get stuck on everything from "human errors to errors in any kind of software in the space".
I.e. both errors and exceptions only work well if there is another tag that further specifies them. Then it is better to make the tag more specific:
- error + contracts should go to contract-debugging
- go-ethereum + exception should go to go-ethereum or if there are enough questions to go-ethereum-errors
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The most common exception/error is "out-of-gas", and all current questions tagged with exceptions can actually be tagged with "out-of-gas". Should we replace/rename exceptions with "out-of-gas"? Then should we also delete errors ?– eth ModJan 28, 2016 at 9:52
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Out-of-gas sounds much more specific, so I'd think that would be a good idea (I don't know a whole lot about Ethereum though).– MurchJan 28, 2016 at 10:01
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ok, I asked here: meta.ethereum.stackexchange.com/q/89/42 Let me know if a new question shouldn't have been asked. Thanks– eth ModJan 28, 2016 at 10:43
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@eth: I would have probably posted it as another answer here instead since it aims to resolve the issue asked here. :)– MurchJan 28, 2016 at 10:48
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Thanks for the tip and will get better at it and know for next time :)– eth ModJan 28, 2016 at 11:13