From: "Michael T. Richter" Date: 2008-04-16T18:15:55+09:00 Subject: Re: Ada vs Ruby --=-viHvN7gaxcL7YMQphDKL Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-Vyup+TKa9pON2pNK/8IU" --=-Vyup+TKa9pON2pNK/8IU Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 17:45 +0900, Matt Todd wrote: > I'd much rather be damn sure and also have exception handling for what > I don't expect. > You know, because exceptions to the rules of life can happen and they > aren't always what you expect. Because life isn't always as linear as > we'd hope. Is there any (serious) language made after, say, 1985 that doesn't have exception handling? Static typing or dynamic typing, strong typing or weak typing -- they pretty much all have some kind of exception handling mechanism. --=20 Michael T. Richter (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com) When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective code. (Richard Pattis) --=-Vyup+TKa9pON2pNK/8IU Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 17:45 +0900, Matt Todd wrote:

I'd much rather be damn sure and also have exceptio=
n handling for what
I don't expect.

You know, because exceptions to the rules of life c=
an happen and they
aren't always what you expect. Because life isn't a=
lways as linear as
we'd hope.

Is there any (serious) language made after, say, 1985 that doesn't have exc= eption handling? Static typing or dynamic typing, strong typing or we= ak typing -- they pretty much all have some kind of exception handling mech= anism.

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Michael T. Richter <ttmri= chter@gmail.com> (GoogleTalk: ttmrichter@gmail.com)
When debugging, novices insert corrective code; experts remove defective= code. (Richard Pattis)

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