The Right Approach to Exceptions

[Timon Gehr]

On 02/18/2012 10:38 PM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
> On 18-02-2012 22:30, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> On 02/18/2012 10:25 PM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd just like to add to this that we don't lose anything per se by
>>> introducing specific exception types. People can still catch Exception
>>> if they really, really want.
>>>
>>
>> We gain executable bloat. I don't know how how significant the amount
>> would be.
>
> For a single class

You want to add only one specific exception type?

> that has nothing but a constructor?

They also have vtbls and TypeInfos.

> Negligible IMHO.
>

Possible.