Tom Brinkman wrote:
1) Boost uses exceptions.
I am not surprised. Boost was written in *modern* C++. Exceptions are such a central concept in modern C++ you cannot really get around it. Take the chance to get deterministic code using RAII with exceptions and proper stack unwinding. Something I really like a lot. Maybe the whole point is not about boost but about modern C++ being disliked by those who never had the chance to get known to its advantages ...
As boost libraries tend to throw exceptions, it forces you to put try-catch blocks all over your code.
Not true. I have a 65000 LOC project (GUI, numerics, 3D plots) where I thought of exceptions right from the beginning. There are about 15 catch clauses, 2 which I really need, the rest due to compiler issues or lazy quick hacks added later. Q: What is wrong with try-catch blocks all over your code? Markus