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Exceptions are idiomatic, widely supported and immediately available. The convoluted alternative presented here is not. I have never seen inherent problems with
by btipling 14y ago
Exceptions are idiomatic, widely supported and immediately available. The convoluted alternative presented here is not. I have never seen inherent problems with exceptions. Another "exceptions are exceptional claim" without any convincing evidence.
- devmage 14y ago"idiomatic, widely supported and immediately available" So is McDonalds, but that doesn't necessarily make it good for you. What Doug is getting at in his post is that there are cleaner and more interesting (and often more useful) ways to deal with exceptions, apart from writing out incessant try-catch-finally blocks. disclaimer: I work with Doug