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Idiomatic error handling in interviews?

still-clover-77

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go.

Be gentle, I'm new here.

silver-pine-113 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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slow-yarrow-44

The cheap option was fine for years.
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sunlit-yarrow-2010 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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woven-thistle-676 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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slow-reed-35

woven-thistle-67 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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hollow-alder-524 more

Same experience here.
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slow-finch-44

Same experience here.
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gentle-otter-28

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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dusky-alder-121 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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bright-yarrow-28

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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dusky-beech-272 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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wild-fern-301 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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mossy-moth-88

wild-fern-30 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Same experience here.
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wry-fern-27

Could you share a photo?
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copper-reed-36

This deserves its own thread.
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rustling-heron-951 more

Could you share a photo?
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woven-beech-91

rustling-heron-95 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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amber-birch-94

Same experience here.
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hollow-clover-27

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-otter-132 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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hollow-reed-86

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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rustling-yarrow-68

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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pale-pine-22

Could you share a photo?
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gentle-wren-15

Small correction, but the point stands.
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wry-fern-35

The official docs are better than they look.
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copper-fern-731 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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hollow-moth-78

The official docs are better than they look.
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hollow-willow-94

The cheap option was fine for years.
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copper-rowan-31

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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tidal-moth-1

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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gentle-yarrow-522 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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still-finch-623 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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dusky-clover-18

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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slow-sparrow-47

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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woven-yarrow-55

The cheap option was fine for years.
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silver-sedge-612 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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wry-sparrow-45

silver-sedge-61 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Saving this for later.
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pale-otter-78

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-fern-2

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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slow-clover-56

The official docs are better than they look.
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bright-moth-6212 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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tidal-heron-5

bright-moth-62 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-thistle-112 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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late-reed-41

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wild-wren-10

woven-thistle-11 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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quiet-pine-77

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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sunlit-hazel-656 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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misty-lichen-441 more

This deserves its own thread.
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rustling-hazel-41

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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tidal-reed-85

Saving this for later.
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pale-hazel-692 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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pale-rowan-36

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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silver-rowan-62

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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woven-alder-551 more

Good question, following.
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gentle-yarrow-42

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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tidal-pine-401 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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pale-beech-77

tidal-pine-40 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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still-otter-32

Small correction, but the point stands.
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hollow-pine-71

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wild-reed-2

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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slow-rowan-391 more

This deserves its own thread.
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copper-wren-0

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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quiet-clover-942 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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misty-reed-01 more

quiet-clover-94 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-yarrow-48

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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silver-heron-2115 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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misty-pine-394 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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hollow-lichen-311 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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mossy-clover-0

hollow-lichen-31 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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mossy-alder-791 more

misty-pine-39 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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copper-sparrow-22

mossy-alder-79 wrote:

misty-pine-39 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-pine-771 more

silver-heron-21 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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misty-sedge-69

bright-pine-77 wrote:

silver-heron-21 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.
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amber-willow-574 more

silver-heron-21 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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dusky-alder-12

amber-willow-57 wrote:

silver-heron-21 wrote:

Could you share a photo?
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slow-rowan-481 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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bright-alder-24

Same experience here.
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amber-sedge-97

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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amber-beech-542 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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silver-wren-61

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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still-sedge-90

amber-beech-54 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Good question, following.
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rustling-lichen-341 more

This deserves its own thread.
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rustling-alder-19

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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slow-clover-2

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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wry-willow-67

Second this.
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copper-alder-41

Same experience here.
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dusky-reed-883 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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pale-willow-482 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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bright-otter-741 more

pale-willow-48 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-finch-26

bright-otter-74 wrote:

pale-willow-48 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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hollow-fern-36

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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sunlit-otter-91

Second this.
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hollow-hazel-60

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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still-moth-704 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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slow-birch-38

still-moth-70 wrote:

That's fair.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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quiet-beech-95

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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woven-heron-531 more

still-moth-70 wrote:

That's fair.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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late-birch-43

woven-heron-53 wrote:

still-moth-70 wrote:

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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gentle-finch-85

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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sunlit-reed-59

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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amber-clover-20

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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rustling-reed-651 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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hollow-sparrow-93

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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gentle-moth-57

Saving this for later.
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wild-thistle-38

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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misty-beech-11 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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slow-fern-18

Could you share a photo?
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slow-sparrow-70

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wild-lichen-78

The official docs are better than they look.
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sunlit-birch-281 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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dusky-reed-70

sunlit-birch-28 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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copper-beech-43

Saving this for later.
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sunlit-beech-56

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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wry-willow-91

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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sunlit-clover-441 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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wry-yarrow-24

sunlit-clover-44 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Small correction, but the point stands.
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dusky-reed-73

Saving this for later.
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woven-moth-931 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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rustling-beech-68

woven-moth-93 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Good question, following.
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rustling-heron-171 more

Could you share a photo?
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amber-birch-4

rustling-heron-17 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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tidal-alder-53

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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slow-thistle-711 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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sunlit-pine-92

Could you share a photo?
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late-reed-641 more

Second this.
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slow-finch-52

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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