Best Practices: The Anatomy of a Great Error Message
In API development, we often focus on the “happy path,” ensuring our integrations work perfectly when everything goes right. But the true measure of a professional, production-grade API is how it behaves when things go wrong. An error message is more than just a notification of failure; it is a critical diagnostic tool that can mean the difference between a five-minute fix and a five-hour investigation, especially in a live production environment. ...