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Generally speaking, you ought to use error instead of panic. The only time panic is appropriate is when the program really ought to just crash. For example, I'

by ansible 13y ago

Generally speaking, you ought to use error instead of panic. The only time panic is appropriate is when the program really ought to just crash. For example, I'm writing a small program to update a database. If the DB connection can't be opened, the program can't do anything useful, so it can just exit with an error. Any library should just use error.

voltagex_ 13y ago
Why isn't lack of DB connection a panic condition?
- codygman 13y ago
  So that the user of said library can decide how to handle a failed DB connection?
- ansible 13y ago
  Why isn't lack of DB connection a panic condition? It is a panic condition... I could have chosen my words better. That's what I meant by the program exiting.