[wp-hackers] Why WP_Error Sucks

[Michael D Adams]

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Ryan McCue <lists at rotorised.com> wrote:
> I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on WP_Error and the possibility
> of using exceptions as well. I'd also love to hear from anyone who has
> implemented exceptions in their own plugin code.

Joel Spolsky's opinion:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2003/10/13.html (Exceptions are
worse than GOTOs)