From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Problem with function return
Date: 2000/04/03
Date: 2000-04-03T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8c96iu$s50$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m3aejb27iv.fsf@blight.transcend.org
In article <m3aejb27iv.fsf@blight.transcend.org>,
Ray Blaak <blaak@infomatch.com> wrote:
> If nil is used to mean error, then it is actually better to
> raise an exception.
>>more good stuff snipped<<
As you know from my previous post I basically agree with this,
however it is worth reminding ourselves that an unhandled
exception can be a nasty thing (remember the Ariane!)
As Ray said, the critical thing is to be sure of the interface
at an abstract level.
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-04-02 0:00 Problem with function return Amgarp
2000-04-02 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-04-03 0:00 ` A. Logue
2000-04-02 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
2000-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
2000-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-03 0:00 ` Mats Weber
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