Eli5 When applications crash, why do they provide an obscure error code instead of a small description of what the issue actually is?

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Eli5 When applications crash, why do they provide an obscure error code instead of a small description of what the issue actually is?

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The error code can let the developer know exactly what the error is.

Using a small description of the error isn’t useful to anyone and just creates more confusion. It’s also more work for the developer since they would need to include descriptions for hundreds of error codes.

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