[erlang-questions] Fail politely, fail noisily

Joe Armstrong erlang@REDACTED
Wed Aug 29 09:36:43 CEST 2012 

As I was revising my Erlang book I came up with a new slogan (like the
old "let it crash") ... I like slogans they are
easy to remember - here's a new one.

Fail politely, fail noisily means the user should get a polite error message
and the programmer should get an informative error message when an
application crashes.

There should be TWO error messages not one.

I want to collect examples of polite and noisy error messages for a
future lecture.

Today I got this error message - which I consider not just noisy but
bordering upon downright rude - all
I did was click on a button - I didn't want to unleash the wrath of
the java monster - I was required to tell the system
how many hours I had worked but the java monster spake thus, and there
was fear and trembling in the land
and all that read what was writ were sore afraid:

---

com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (103) RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE: System
received an expired SSO ticket
	at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc.generateJCoException(MiddlewareJRfc.java:555)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.connect(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1099)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Client.connect(JCO.java:3644)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Pool.getClient(JCO.java:5904)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$PoolManager.getClient(JCO.java:7081)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$PoolManager.getClient(JCO.java:7030)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sl.AbstractJCOClientConnection.getClient(AbstractJCOClientConnection.java:444)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.connectModelInternal(BackendConnections.java:326)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.initBackend(BackendConnections.java:266)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.connectModel(BackendConnections.java:167)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalBackendConnections.connectModel(InternalBackendConnections.java:229)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPM.connectModel(FPMComponent.java:864)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent$FPMProxy.connectModel(FPMComponent.java:1094)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.BackendConnections.init(BackendConnections.java:155)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalBackendConnections.init(InternalBackendConnections.java:225)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.FPMComponent.wdDoInit(FPMComponent.java:204)
	at com.sap.pcuigp.xssfpm.wd.wdp.InternalFPMComponent.wdDoInit(InternalFPMComponent.java:105)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingComponent.doInit(DelegatingComponent.java:161)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.initController(Controller.java:227)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.components.Component.initController(Component.java:258)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.init(Controller.java:206)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.init(ClientApplication.java:590)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.doPreprocessing(ClientApplication.java:1457)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doPreprocessing(ApplicationSession.java:660)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:349)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:326)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sessionctx.AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.delegateToRequestManager(AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.java:62)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.service(DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.java:39)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.service(DispatchHandlerForRequestManager.java:46)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.deploy.impl.module.IRequestDispatcherImpl.dispatch(IRequestDispatcherImpl.java:270)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.sessionctx.ExecutionContextDispatcher.dispatchToAppContext(ExecutionContextDispatcher.java:68)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.sessionctx.AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.dispatch(AbstractExecutionContextDispatcher.java:53)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:245)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.callRequestManager(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1244)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.callEmbeddedApplication(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1122)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$StartCommand.doExecute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1575)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$AbstractCommand.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1488)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy$Runner.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:1028)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy.execute(JavaApplicationProxy.java:859)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.embedding.JavaApplicationProxy.start1(JavaApplicationProxy.java:637)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.portal.pb.impl.JavaApplicationProxyAdapter.create(JavaApplicationProxyAdapter.java:166)
	at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.updateApplications(PageBuilder.java:1691)
	at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.createPage(PageBuilder.java:411)
	at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.init(PageBuilder.java:655)
	at com.sap.portal.pb.PageBuilder.wdDoInit(PageBuilder.java:227)
	at com.sap.portal.pb.wdp.InternalPageBuilder.wdDoInit(InternalPageBuilder.java:137)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.generation.DelegatingComponent.doInit(DelegatingComponent.java:161)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.initController(Controller.java:227)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.components.Component.initController(Component.java:258)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.controller.Controller.init(Controller.java:206)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.init(ClientApplication.java:590)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.doPreprocessing(ClientApplication.java:1457)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doPreprocessing(ApplicationSession.java:660)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:349)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:326)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.AbstractDispatcherServlet.doContent(AbstractDispatcherServlet.java:87)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.wdc.DispatcherServlet.doContent(DispatcherServlet.java:89)
	at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.core.AbstractDispatcherServlet.doPost(AbstractDispatcherServlet.java:62)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.Invokable.invoke(Invokable.java:152)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.Invokable.invoke(Invokable.java:38)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:457)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:210)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:441)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:430)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.DSRWebContainerFilter.process(DSRWebContainerFilter.java:38)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ServletSelector.process(ServletSelector.java:81)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.filters.ApplicationSelector.process(ApplicationSelector.java:276)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.WebContainerInvoker.process(WebContainerInvoker.java:81)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.ResponseLogWriter.process(ResponseLogWriter.java:60)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.HostFilter.process(HostFilter.java:9)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DefineHostFilter.process(DefineHostFilter.java:27)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MonitoringFilter.process(MonitoringFilter.java:29)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.SessionSizeFilter.process(SessionSizeFilter.java:26)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.MemoryStatisticFilter.process(MemoryStatisticFilter.java:57)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.filters.DSRHttpFilter.process(DSRHttpFilter.java:43)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.ServerFilter.process(ServerFilter.java:12)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.chain.AbstractChain.process(AbstractChain.java:78)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.chainedRequest(Processor.java:475)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor$FCAProcessorThread.process(Processor.java:269)
	at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.rcm.RequestProcessorThread.run(RequestProcessorThread.java:56)
	at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:122)
	at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.Executable.run(Executable.java:101)
	at com.sap.engine.core.thread.execution.CentralExecutor$SingleThread.run(CentralExecutor.java:328)
Caused by:
RfcException:
    message: System received an expired SSO ticket
    Return code: RFC_SYS_EXCEPTION(3)
    error group: 103
    key: RFC_ERROR_LOGON_FAILURE
	at com.sap.mw.rfc.api.RfcApi.RfcOpen(RfcApi.java:831)
	at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.connect(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1092)
	... 97 more

-- there was also a one liner

   System received an Expired SSO ticket

   (I guess this is the meaning of the longer message)

-

(I think the old BSD crashed with the epic words "pointers bungled,
sorry" and then just immediately halted - but that was from
memory - can anybody remember this)


/Joe

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