From: Georg Bauhaus <rm.tsoh+bauhaus@maps.futureapps.de>
Subject: Re: Exceptions
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:13:30 +0100
Date: 2007-12-09T23:13:35+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <475c688f$0$17524$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <wcczlwj1ra7.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Robert A Duff wrote:
> when Funcs_Important_Exception =>
> -- <comment explaining why this can never happen>
> raise Program_Error;
>
> Why on earth would anybody write "null;" there?!
>
"We know that when this library routine complains,
it doesn't concern us. Besides, why should we pester
the customer or the user with messages and tracebacks that
do not matter?" (In some cultures, openly announcing errors
is not the preferred strategy ;-)
The idea is that the frame of reference for inventing
the name "Funcs_Important_Exception" is somebody else's.
The source code equivalent of this Don't Care is the missing
comment, quite consequently---even if at another level of
reasoning.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-09 22:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 100+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-06 15:00 Exceptions shaunpatterson
2007-12-06 21:24 ` Exceptions tmoran
2007-12-07 8:54 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-07 10:21 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-07 15:11 ` Exceptions shaunpatterson
2007-12-07 16:08 ` Exceptions Gautier
2007-12-07 18:56 ` Exceptions Simon Wright
2007-12-08 10:04 ` Exceptions Stephen Leake
2007-12-08 3:30 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-08 10:09 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada (was: Exceptions) Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 10:22 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada Stephen Leake
2007-12-09 11:02 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 8:10 ` Stephen Leake
2007-12-11 10:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 15:11 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada (was: Exceptions) Martin Krischik
2007-12-09 17:36 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 18:39 ` Simon Wright
2007-12-10 8:19 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-10 20:25 ` Simon Wright
2007-12-11 8:50 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 20:50 ` Simon Wright
2007-12-12 10:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 19:04 ` Martin Krischik
2007-12-10 8:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 22:09 ` Robert A Duff
2007-12-10 7:09 ` Stefan Lucks
2007-12-10 16:57 ` Robert A Duff
2007-12-11 1:53 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada (was: Exceptions) Randy Brukardt
2007-12-11 9:16 ` Contracted exceptions for Ada Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-12 0:26 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-12-08 12:26 ` Exceptions Peter C. Chapin
2007-12-08 14:01 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-08 18:01 ` Exceptions Peter C. Chapin
2007-12-09 10:06 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 12:40 ` Exceptions Peter C. Chapin
2007-12-09 14:31 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 16:38 ` Exceptions Peter C. Chapin
2007-12-10 8:31 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-09 21:56 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-09 10:24 ` Exceptions Stephen Leake
2007-12-09 12:46 ` Exceptions Peter C. Chapin
2007-12-09 21:39 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-09 22:13 ` Georg Bauhaus [this message]
2007-12-11 8:07 ` Exceptions Stephen Leake
2007-12-11 20:28 ` Exceptions Simon Wright
2007-12-12 22:10 ` Exceptions Maciej Sobczak
2007-12-13 13:40 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-13 14:00 ` Exceptions Maciej Sobczak
2007-12-13 14:44 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-14 0:46 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-14 2:36 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-14 6:21 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-14 12:40 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-14 17:29 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-14 19:32 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-15 5:29 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-13 19:29 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-12 19:18 ` Exceptions Martin Krischik
2007-12-13 13:27 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-13 23:25 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-06 21:25 ` Exceptions Gautier
2007-12-07 4:29 ` Exceptions anon
2007-12-07 4:43 ` Exceptions, part 2 anon
2007-12-07 16:55 ` Exceptions Adam Beneschan
2007-12-07 18:59 ` Exceptions Simon Wright
2007-12-08 0:38 ` Exceptions Adam Beneschan
2007-12-09 21:45 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-09 22:40 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-10 8:22 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-10 9:20 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-10 9:30 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-10 10:56 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 2:18 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-11 8:19 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-11 11:55 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 16:13 ` Exceptions Georg Bauhaus
2007-12-12 11:18 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-10 12:09 ` Exceptions Niklas Holsti
2007-12-10 13:08 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-10 20:02 ` Exceptions Niklas Holsti
2007-12-11 12:31 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 13:21 ` Exceptions Niklas Holsti
2007-12-12 0:01 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-12 11:37 ` Exceptions Niklas Holsti
2007-12-12 13:14 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-12 14:37 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-13 19:20 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-13 20:15 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-12 11:00 ` Exceptions Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-12-11 2:12 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-11 15:17 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-12 0:10 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-13 19:58 ` Exceptions Robert A Duff
2007-12-14 0:53 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-14 2:48 ` Exceptions Randy Brukardt
2007-12-14 6:33 ` Exceptions Ray Blaak
2007-12-08 10:03 ` Exceptions Stephen Leake
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1991-03-06 17:24 Exceptions David Erickson
1991-03-06 21:21 ` Exceptions Jerry Callen
1989-06-23 21:57 Exceptions howell
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