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Re: etiology of exceptions

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"Nick Keighley" <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Oct 8, 7:13 am, jussi.san...@ard.fi wrote:
>> tiistai, 25. syyskuuta 2012 17.29.21 UTC+3 bob kirjoitti:
<snip>

>> -exception are no program flow cotrol structures
>
> probably

But they do alter/contribute to the program flow (I mean, even when used 
properly).  To the point that we do model that flow, say, in a unit 
functional diagram.

>> -exception do not add to program correctness, but to robustness 
>> (operation out of specifications)
>
> the exceptions a function may throw could be thought of as part of its
> specification (though C++ has problems with this)

If it is not in the spec, it is not an exception in the technical sense. 
This might be clearer if we think, for instance, of the case of accessing an 
external API.

-LV
 

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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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