Re: "and caned the computer"
Even debug logs has to be professional, because testers do an already complex job, they don't have to parse funny messages too.
Well, testers do have to parse funny error messages, ie attempt to make sense (and document in test scripts) some error message that may mean something to the developer, but not any mere mortal. I served some time as a tester at Uni, but never again!
On which point, coursework included designing and writing a traffic light control system on a 68000 board. I had a routine called 'Call ambulance' which looked for any all-green condition. Instructor wasn't happy, but I figured it was perfectly descriptive, and added a 'PANIC' routine to alert an operator.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
