In this case though, the dynamic goes both ways. Programmers brought up on modern C++ will frequently be just as intransigent against error-return values and o

In this case though, the dynamic goes both ways. Programmers brought up on modern C++ will frequently be just as intransigent against error-return values and other alternatives to exceptions. In my own experience, exceptions are useful because real programmers can't be trusted to handle errors at all. So it is better to crash the program than to allow silent corruption. And exceptions are more politically palatable than assertions. But if the quality of your team AND processes are high enough you can expect errors will actually be handled, then it is easier to do that correctly without exceptions.