From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2005-08-31T02:52:23+09:00
Subject: custom exceptions

Hi,

When should you define your own exceptions?  Any rules of thumb?

I'm writing an application that runs on a computer and listens for
requests to start, kill, and view log files for other applications on
that computer.  Say I get a request to start an application on that
computer and the requested executable doesn't exist.  Should I throw a
custom exception then?  Or, say an application dies unexpectedly. 
What should I use for an exception then?

Thanks,
Joe