Re:You can't make C++ not ugly, but you can't not try (2010)
by ahaferburg on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:42AM
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Your version:
> The author [...] claims that C++ exceptions are outright evil and should be avoided
What the article actually says:
> This includes the RTTI and exceptions stuff; C++'s versions of those were enough to convince a whole generation of programmers that introspection and exceptions were outright evil and should be avoided
Your reading comprehension is lacking. You didn't understand what he is talking about. Why is Google not using exceptions?
> The author [...] claims that C++ exceptions are outright evil and should be avoided
What the article actually says:
> This includes the RTTI and exceptions stuff; C++'s versions of those were enough to convince a whole generation of programmers that introspection and exceptions were outright evil and should be avoided
Your reading comprehension is lacking. You didn't understand what he is talking about. Why is Google not using exceptions?