Re^2: Module wants to die! How do I handle this?

This is generally better than using return codes.

Depends on what kind of programming you are doing, and what you feel comfortable with. I've found return codes to be better to my taste in most cases.

Comment on Re^2: Module wants to die! How do I handle this?

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: Module wants to die! How do I handle this? by perrin (Chancellor) on Jul 12, 2005 at 01:39 UTC
You're certainly entitled to do it your own way, but modern programming practice is moving away from return codes to indicate errors and toward exceptions. You can see this in most recent books and in the prominent place exceptions have in recently designed languages.	[reply]