From: tamouse mailing lists <tamouse.lists@...>
Date: 2012-11-17T23:59:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Question on exceptions

On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Robert Klemme
<shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 4:47 AM, tamouse mailing lists
> <tamouse.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:27 AM, Robert Klemme
>> <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:27 AM, tamouse mailing lists
>>> <tamouse.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Depends on how you implement it:
>>
>> I know the right answer to every question is "It depends" :)
>
> Ah, I see you learned the most important lesson! ;-)

I'm quick like that. :)

>> My understanding is that one only uses exceptions for things which the
>> app finds exceptional,
>
> ... which is a kind of tautological statement. :-)

That was intended. :)

But, seriously, it does bring up the question "why did (this
developer) think (this situation) was exceptional to (this
application)?" I don't think there can ever be a general answer to
that question, which is why I asked for heuristics.

> I can see these categories of errors where an exception seems appropriate to me:

Great list. Thanks.

> That's really hard to tell without more context. :-)

Oh, yes, I know;; this is something I think I have to work out for
this specific situation.