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Re:Programming Paradigms for Dummies: What Every Programmer ... by kungtotte on Monday November 05, 2018 @08:23AM (#18382093)
Don't mix up simple and easy, they are orthogonal concepts.

Exceptions are in no way simpler than C-style error codes, but in many cases they might be easier to work with.

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Re:Programming Paradigms for Dummies: What Every Programmer ... by beaconstudios on Monday November 05, 2018 @08:37AM (#18382189)
simple to use versus simple to understand. I was referring to the former.
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