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Beyond Exception Handling: Conditions and Restarts
One of Lisp's great features is its condition system. It serves a similar purpose to the exception handling systems in Java, Python, and C++ but is more flexible. In fact, its flexibility extends beyond error handling--conditions are more general than exceptions in that a condition can represent any occurrence during…
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Programming LanguagesSoftware Engineering2011
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2011 | Beyond Exception Handling: Conditions and Restarts by DanielRibeiro | 103 | 20 |
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