On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 3:47 PM, David Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com> wrote:
on Mon Jul 28 2008, "Emil Dotchevski" <emil-AT-revergestudios.com> wrote:
Any opinions on adding a new category in libs/libraries.htm, Error Reporting, containing static_assert and the exception lib?
I have a small objection. Or maybe not-so-small.
Assertions are for precondition violations -- they detect programming errors. Exceptions are for failure to satisfy postconditions. They're really very different.
Since we don't have a category for detecting and reporting failures, it seems a good idea to create one. I'm all for a better name for it, of course. The problem is that the exception lib doesn't belong in any of the existing categories, except maybe the Miscellaneous category. :) Emil Dotchevski Reverge Studios, Inc. http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode