On.Programming

For most of us, programming (or more generally – software development) is all the life is about.

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Unchecked Exceptions for C++

June 7, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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‘unchecked’ std::errors are treated as ‘something which should never ever happen, but in practice MAY occur as a result of potentially-recoverable bug'

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Failing-Fast does NOT mean we should necessarily Fail-Hard(!). In certain (production!) cases, Failing-Fast-AND-Soft IS a substantially better alternative.

Filed under: On.System ArchitectureDesign decisionsOn.ProgrammingProgramming LanguagesOn.DevelopmentDevelopment Philosophy

Tagged With: C/C++
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App-level Developer on std::error Exceptions Proposal for C++. Part II. The Discussion.

May 30, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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having an ability to associate extra information with std::error is important for us – both for our own std::error exceptions, and for conversion from existing C++ exception

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I think that current C++ standard is Badly Lacking(tm) a concept of ‘segfault’ (which is supported by CPUs on VAST majority of modern systems with modern C++ compilers)

Filed under: On.ProgrammingProgramming Languages

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App-level Developer on std::error Exceptions Proposal for C++. Part I. The Good

May 23, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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No single error handling method is good enough for ALL the projects – which in turn leads to segmentation, with some of the projects using exceptions, and some others using error codes

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Right above I said that I like the std::error exception proposal a.k.a.[P0709R0]. However, as soon as I look at competing proposals, I begin to love it.

Filed under: On.ProgrammingProgramming Languages

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C++: On Using int*_t as Overload and Template Parameters

May 14, 2018 by “No Bugs” Bunny

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We decide which set of types we’re using (fundamental or int*_t), and use it consistently

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The only thing we’re doing here, is changing the name of the type, NOT its behavior

Filed under: On.ProgrammingTips and TricksProgramming Languages

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