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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.

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silver-pine-113 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

slow-yarrow-44

The cheap option was fine for years.

sunlit-yarrow-2010 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

woven-thistle-676 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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.

hollow-alder-524 more

Same experience here.

slow-finch-44

Same experience here.

gentle-otter-28

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

dusky-alder-121 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

bright-yarrow-28

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

dusky-beech-272 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

wild-fern-301 more

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

mossy-moth-88

wild-fern-30 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Same experience here.

wry-fern-27

Could you share a photo?

copper-reed-36

This deserves its own thread.

rustling-heron-951 more

Could you share a photo?

woven-beech-91

rustling-heron-95 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

amber-birch-94

Same experience here.

hollow-clover-27

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

wild-otter-132 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

hollow-reed-86

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

rustling-yarrow-68

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

pale-pine-22

Could you share a photo?

gentle-wren-15

Small correction, but the point stands.

wry-fern-35

The official docs are better than they look.

copper-fern-731 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

hollow-moth-78

The official docs are better than they look.

hollow-willow-94

The cheap option was fine for years.

copper-rowan-31

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

tidal-moth-1

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

gentle-yarrow-522 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

still-finch-623 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

dusky-clover-18

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

slow-sparrow-47

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

woven-yarrow-55

The cheap option was fine for years.

silver-sedge-612 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

wry-sparrow-45

silver-sedge-61 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Saving this for later.

pale-otter-78

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

bright-fern-2

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

slow-clover-56

The official docs are better than they look.

bright-moth-6212 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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.

woven-thistle-112 more

The official docs are better than they look.

late-reed-41

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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.

quiet-pine-77

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

sunlit-hazel-656 more

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

misty-lichen-441 more

This deserves its own thread.

rustling-hazel-41

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

tidal-reed-85

Saving this for later.

pale-hazel-692 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

pale-rowan-36

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

silver-rowan-62

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

woven-alder-551 more

Good question, following.

gentle-yarrow-42

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

tidal-pine-401 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

pale-beech-77

tidal-pine-40 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

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

still-otter-32

Small correction, but the point stands.

hollow-pine-71

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wild-reed-2

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

slow-rowan-391 more

This deserves its own thread.

copper-wren-0

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

quiet-clover-942 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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.

bright-yarrow-48

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

silver-heron-2115 more

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

misty-pine-394 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

hollow-lichen-311 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

mossy-clover-0

hollow-lichen-31 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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.

copper-sparrow-22

mossy-alder-79 wrote:

misty-pine-39 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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.

misty-sedge-69

bright-pine-77 wrote:

silver-heron-21 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

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.

dusky-alder-12

amber-willow-57 wrote:

silver-heron-21 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

slow-rowan-481 more

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

bright-alder-24

Same experience here.

amber-sedge-97

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

amber-beech-542 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

silver-wren-61

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

still-sedge-90

amber-beech-54 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Good question, following.

rustling-lichen-341 more

This deserves its own thread.

rustling-alder-19

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

slow-clover-2

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

wry-willow-67

Second this.

copper-alder-41

Same experience here.

dusky-reed-883 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

pale-willow-482 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

bright-otter-741 more

pale-willow-48 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

slow-finch-26

bright-otter-74 wrote:

pale-willow-48 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

hollow-fern-36

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

sunlit-otter-91

Second this.

hollow-hazel-60

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

still-moth-704 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

slow-birch-38

still-moth-70 wrote:

That's fair.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

quiet-beech-95

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

woven-heron-531 more

still-moth-70 wrote:

That's fair.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

late-birch-43

woven-heron-53 wrote:

still-moth-70 wrote:

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

gentle-finch-85

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

sunlit-reed-59

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

amber-clover-20

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

rustling-reed-651 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

hollow-sparrow-93

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

gentle-moth-57

Saving this for later.

wild-thistle-38

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

misty-beech-11 more

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

slow-fern-18

Could you share a photo?

slow-sparrow-70

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wild-lichen-78

The official docs are better than they look.

sunlit-birch-281 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

dusky-reed-70

sunlit-birch-28 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

copper-beech-43

Saving this for later.

sunlit-beech-56

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

wry-willow-91

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

sunlit-clover-441 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

wry-yarrow-24

sunlit-clover-44 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Small correction, but the point stands.

dusky-reed-73

Saving this for later.

woven-moth-931 more

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

rustling-beech-68

woven-moth-93 wrote:

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

Good question, following.

rustling-heron-171 more

Could you share a photo?

amber-birch-4

rustling-heron-17 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

tidal-alder-53

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

slow-thistle-711 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

sunlit-pine-92

Could you share a photo?

late-reed-641 more

Second this.

slow-finch-52

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