Why we love error messages

We're in The Economist; looking at errors in your code differently; coding is hard—keep going Newsletter #53 August 6, 2018 Essential news, trends, and stories from Codecademy and the world of code. SyntaxError: Wow. You thought that would work? Are you sure this whole coding thing is for you? Before even reading the text of an error message, it's easy to feel discouraged. They're usually red (scary!), they're usually unexpected (frustrating!), and they never look like the output you were hoping to see. But errors are a sign that you're trying to build something great. And while the messages themselves can be demoralizing, learning to embrace them will make you a much better coder. That's why we wrote a step-by-step guide to reading, interpreting, and learning from every error message you encounter on your coding journey. As you'll see, red is a beautiful color. In Other News Start Chasing Errors If you're ready to stop fearing error messages and start learning from them, consider taking the plunge into our free Python course. Why Python? As The Economist noted, recent Python users include "Pixar for producing films, Google for crawling web pages and Spotify for recommending songs." Coding is Hard—Keep Going No matter which language you're learning, errors are one of many obstacles you'll encounter. Our goal is to make sure you never get down on yourself. Connect with Us Codecademy 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 Unsubscribe from these alerts.