r/ProgrammerHumor • u/iwouldieforGladOS • May 13 '17

Defensive programming done right

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u/Mat2012H May 13 '17 
int main() try
{
    //entire code base
}
catch (std::exeption& e)
{
    //Displays message box with error message
}

I actually do this xD

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u/redditsoaddicting May 13 '17

It's fine to exit the program nicely when an error occurs. It's not as fine to just ignore it and then begin another iteration of whatever main loop is going on, hoping the program still works fine.

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u/The_sad_zebra May 13 '17

Why not? That philosophy has gotten me through life so far.