Why exceptions for error handling is so important

[deadalnix via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 12 January 2015 at 22:17:57 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> Yes, it does. Returning an int in EAX now becomes returning a 
> pair [EAX,EDX].

It is not that big of a deal, EDX is a trash register anyway if 
memory serve, but then, it become very bad when it do not fit in 
register anymore.