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Re: etiology of exceptions

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Date 2012-10-07 23:13 -0700
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Subject Re: etiology of exceptions
From jussi.santti@ard.fi

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tiistai, 25. syyskuuta 2012 17.29.21 UTC+3 bob kirjoitti:
> What is the etiology of exceptions? Did they come about because people got tired of having to check a return value every time they called a function?

Not answering the etiology of exceptions question, sorry. But a related question: What is the best understanding of their role after 40+ years?
Let me try:
-exceptions for programmer errors only
-exceptions should be reserved for complete failures 
-exception are no program flow cotrol structures
-exception do not add to program correctness, but to robustness (operation out of specifications)

br Jussi

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etiology of exceptions bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-09-25 07:29 -0700
  Re: etiology of exceptions Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-09-25 09:15 -0700
    Re: etiology of exceptions "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> - 2012-09-25 18:50 +0200
    Re: etiology of exceptions Willem <willem@turtle.stack.nl> - 2012-09-25 20:51 +0000
      Re: etiology of exceptions Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-09-25 15:32 -0700
  Re: etiology of exceptions James Dow Allen <jdallen2000@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-25 23:43 -0700
  Re: etiology of exceptions "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2012-09-28 08:07 +0100
    Re: etiology of exceptions Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 09:47 +0100
  Re: etiology of exceptions jussi.santti@ard.fi - 2012-10-07 23:13 -0700
    Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-08 22:37 +0100
      Re: etiology of exceptions Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-09 10:46 +1300
        Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-08 22:52 +0100
    Re: etiology of exceptions Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-10 08:06 -0700
      Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-10 18:24 +0100
        Re: etiology of exceptions Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-11 05:35 -0700
          Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-11 14:40 +0100
            Re: etiology of exceptions Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-11 08:20 -0700
            Re: etiology of exceptions jussi.santti@ard.fi - 2012-10-15 08:28 -0700
              Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-15 22:13 +0100
          Re: etiology of exceptions Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2012-10-11 15:35 +0100
            Re: etiology of exceptions Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-10-11 08:21 -0700
      Re: etiology of exceptions jussi.santti@ard.fi - 2012-10-15 08:10 -0700
        Re: etiology of exceptions "LudovicoVan" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2012-10-15 22:16 +0100

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