Error Message Text - Best Practices

Question

We are changing some of the text for our old, badly written error messages. What are some resources for best practices on writing good error messages (specifically for Wind

Answer 1

Shorter messages may actually be read.

The longer your error message, the less the user will read. That being said, try to refactor the code so you can eliminate exceptions if there is an obvious response. Try to only have exceptions that happen based on things beyond your user or your code's control.

The best exception message is the one you never have to display.