Re: is exception when others => null; smart?

[Jeffrey Carter <jrcarter@acm.org>]

Wes Groleau wrote:
> 
> I would recommend auto-insert:
> 
>   --[ exception
>   --[    when others => raise;

Just as the area for the sequence of statements is empty, the area for 
exception handlers should be as well:

begin

exception

end Joe;

Now the coder has to think about what exception handling, if any, is 
appropriate in order for the code to compile. Too many developers don't 
think about exceptions unless they have to. The other suggestions allow 
the coder to not think about exceptions. This at least forces him to 
think, "Hey, I've got to delete this line to get it to compile.". In the 
process, maybe he'll realize that such-and-such an exception is 
possible, and the correct response is so-and-so.

-- 
Jeff Carter
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