[Exceptional C++ Style] Item 13: A Pragmatic Look atExceptionSpecifications

[Klitos Kyriacou]

Paul,

> I think it would be better if exception specifications were 
> enforced at compile time. What do people think?

This is what the designers of Java thought, after studying C++'s
exceptions. Java is one of the few languages -- if not the only one --
that has compile-time exception checking. This was thought to be good,
but now many people think it was a mistake. See
http://www.mindview.net/Etc/Discussions/CheckedExceptions .

Regards,
Klitos
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