alt Hacker NewsAssuming everything is idempotent is a tall order.
There are a lot of libraries that haven non-idempotent actions. There are a lot of inputs that can be problematic to log, too.
Assuming everything is idempotent is a tall order.
There are a lot of libraries that haven non-idempotent actions. There are a lot of inputs that can be problematic to log, too.
Say like opening a file?
I guess in those cases standard practice is for lib to return a detailed error yeah.
As far as traces, trying to solve issues that depend on external systems is indeed a tall order for your code. Isn't it beyond the scope of the thing being programmed.