@pcwalton … and for that matter with Java, where exception handling is also a little fraught.
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@tqbf Since most people don't test the error paths I like "panic and tear down to well defined boundaries", e.g crash the tab. - 2 more replies
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@TheExit My concern with error codes is that it's too easy to ignore them (there's research to back this up).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@TheExit At least forgetting to handle an exception restores the PC to a known-good state instead of just continuing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@alex_gaynor@pcwalton C-style errors are easy: you can ignore 90 % of them and be safe 10 % of the timeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@pcwalton I don’t know about “no question”, but it’s at least a reasonable argument given our experience with C++.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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