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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-03 18:11:11


Mark Sizer <yg-boost-users_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Eeek! Exceptions as flow control are, well, not exceptions.

Playing into this little trap:

     If most cycles are spent doing something else, then an exception
     is the exception, not the rule.

Beware of attractive linguistic illusions, though. Exceptions are
just a programming construct. See
http://www.boost.org/more/error_handling.html

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

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