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0 pointsiainmerrick7y ago0 comments

Exceptions are part of the reason that RAII is so critical in the C++ world.

I don’t think that’s quite true. You definitely want RAII with exceptions, yes, but RAII is extremely useful even without exceptions. I believe it’s common to disable C++ exceptions but still use RAII.

If you have multiple returns from a function (which can very easily happen with manual error checking) RAII is a big win.

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reificator7y ago

> You definitely want RAII with exceptions, yes, but RAII is extremely useful even without exceptions.

Which is another way of saying exceptions are part of the reason for RAII.

iainmerrickOP7y ago

Yesssss, but, I still think that’s misleading. It’s like saying ATMs are part of the reason for cash.

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