7 Dec
2009
7 Dec
'09
2:53 p.m.
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Michael Snoyman wrote:
I actually *did* read your article, and don't know what you are referring to.
If this is true, sorry, I didn't had the impression. I also think that in an earlier mail I answered, that errors can leave you with corrupt data, say invalid file handles, memory pointers, or data structures that violate invariants. You won't like to close files from invalid file handles and free memory from corrupt pointers or run into infinite loops by traversing the corrupt data structures. That's the reason why it is better to stop execution of the program and hand over control to the next higher level, say the shell or the web browser, that can free resources safely.