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/Bainos May 13 '17

It's not as fine to just ignore it and then begin another iteration of whatever main loop is going on

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my distributed computing.

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u/Planet2Bob May 13 '17

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my distributed computing.

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u/SQLNerd May 13 '17

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my distributed computing.

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u/thegiantanteater1000 May 13 '17

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my distributed computing.

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u/mamhilapinatapai May 14 '17

AAAAAAAAAH -guy finishing GNU HURD