The Linux kernel is an impressively complicated, and robust piece of software and they get along just fine without exceptions Though I somewhat agree with you,

The Linux kernel is an impressively complicated, and robust piece of software and they get along just fine without exceptions Though I somewhat agree with you, in that C++ exceptions definitely are not the error handling method, such examples don't really mean nor prove much for this subject. Especially since the kernel isn't even written in C++ and is a pretty special beast compared to, say, a typical desktop or app. So now browse to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies and figure out which one you just used :P