On 2/19/12 2:21 AM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
Getopt isn't really the best use case for elaborate exception hierarchies. Perhaps we should use file I/O or network/socket I/O instead.
This is exactly what we should avoid: regressing to well-trodden ground. We shouldn't discuss OOP only in terms of Animal and Mammal, and we shouldn't discuss exceptions only in terms of IOException and NetworkException. We should look at the "uncomfortable" cases.
Andrei
