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From: sureshvv@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Software landmines (loops)
Date: 1998/09/03
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In article <6skp0i$8i9$1@hirame.wwa.com>,
  "Robert Martin" <rmartin@oma.com> wrote:
>
> Exceptions are extraordinary.  By the time you throw an exception, things
> have gone very wrong. Yes, there is some cleanup you may need to do.  But
> there is also quite a bit that you can probably ignore.

In one part of the system, Yes. The system could self-rectify and continue to
function or function in a slightly degraded manner long after the exception
is thrown. Of course, depending upon what you decided to cleanup and what you
ignored :-)

suresh


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