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> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 6:13 AM, David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com> wrote: >>> I don't know if a stack is really needed, a localizable >>> $THROWN_PANIC might be enough. >> >> I don’t understand. What is $THROWN_PANIC? If it is an exception >> object, why would it not need a trace? >> >> I nearly always want a trace for my exception objects. The idea, for >> me, is such exceptions should be unexpected and reported to the >> developer, who will likely need the stack. > by "stack" here I meant more than one active exception at the same > time, possibly living in @@. I did not intend to allude to traces. > $THROWN_PANIC is a placeholder for the new single thing that is not > $@. Panicking is a good name for it. I always use panic() in my code; I'm used to it. Plus it's part of go's defer/panic/recover model. However, I've always thought it would be kind cool if one could throw instead of exceptions, *tantrums*. :) --tomThread Previous | Thread Next