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Jan 7, 2019 at 16:43 comment added Deduplicator @TMN For arbitrary control-flow, and unexceptional situations, yes, exceptions are generally the wrong tool. Still, there are languages and implementations where exceptions are business-as-usual, instead of an exception.
Jan 7, 2019 at 16:17 comment added TMN @Deduplicator: Using exceptions for control flow makes it very difficult to reason about the behavior of the code, and makes it almost impossible for optimizers to do their job -- not just on the code in question, but any code that invokes it.
Dec 18, 2018 at 17:14 comment added Deduplicator @MatheusCirillo Using exceptions for control-flow might have significant cost or not, depending on language and implementation. Still, whether you use exceptions for handling errors doesn't seem the most important point.
Dec 17, 2018 at 17:01 comment added Matheus Well, that's a great point. Not use exceptions as a flow-control. Thank you!
Dec 17, 2018 at 17:00 vote accept Matheus
Dec 17, 2018 at 17:00 history answered TMN CC BY-SA 4.0