When life gives you lemons, write better error messages | by Jenni Nadler | Sep, 2022 | Wix UX
wix-ux.com/when-life-gives-you-lemons-write-better-error-messages-46c5223e1a2fError messages are part of our daily lives online. Every time a server is down or we don’t have internet, or we forget to add some info in a form, we get an error message. “Something went wrong” is…
What's Up With That: Why It's So Hard to Catch Your Own Typos
wired.com/2014/08/wuwt-typos/The reason typos get through isn't because we're stupid or careless, it's because what we're doing is actually very smart.
What the Fastly outage can teach us about writing error messages | OnlineOrNot
onlineornot.com/what-fastly-outage-can-teach-about-writing-error-messagesAs developers, we can *definitely* do better than 'Error 503 Service Unavailable' when it comes to error messages. This article shows you how.
Disabled buttons don’t have to suck | by Justine Win | Mar, 2021 | Justine Win Stories
stories.justinewin.com/disabled-buttons-dont-have-to-suck-10da0bb6d37eA disabled button is used to visually communicate that the action is unavailable because certain conditions aren’t met. However— when it lacks feedback, context, and guidance— the experience may feel…
Writing clearer error messages – UX Collective
uxdesign.cc/writing-clearer-error-messages-d57d6f388140Error messages. Let’s face it, there are a lot of bad ones out there. But when they’re good, they’re wonderful. Why? Because they enable users to get stuff done. Things don’t always run smoothly. Our…
a11y.css
ffoodd.github.io/a11y.css/This CSS file intends to warn developers about possible risks and mistakes that exist in HTML code. It can also be used to roughly evaluate a site's quality by simply including it as an external stylesheet.