On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:00:39 -0400, Roy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This sounds like a very C++ view of the world. In Python, for example,
>exceptions are much more light weight and perfectly routine.
The problem with exceptions is coping with partial
updatd state. Suppose you call a comp
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:00:39 -0400, Roy Smith wrote:
> "H. S. Lahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Never throw an exception. And if someone throws one at you,
>> > catch it immediately and don't pass it on.
>>
>> IMO, this is generally fine advice. Languages provide exception
>> hand
"H. S. Lahman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Never throw an exception. And if someone throws one at you,
> > catch it immediately and don't pass it on.
>
> IMO, this is generally fine advice. Languages provide exception
> handlers so that applications have a chance to respond gracefully
