[wp-hackers] Why WP_Error Sucks

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I guess given my experience with .net I was tought exceptions so I really
don't know better I guess. I also don't really understand WP_Error. Does
anyone know of a good overview of it I could have a look at?
On Jul 24, 2012 8:33 AM, "Brian Layman" <wp-hackers at thecodecave.com> wrote:

> While I won't say I hate them, I agree completely with Otto that
> "Exceptions should be exceptional". When you look at the extra load an
> exception handling adds to your program, you realize that they should be be
> avoided at almost all cost.  Unfortunately that means a lot of extra effort
> on our part to actually do things right in the first place - adding the if
> statements to look for what will cause the errors and building the logic to
> properly handle the work flow.  The problem is that this kind of coding is
> work and not fun. It's tedious.  Additionally each time something comes
> through and is raised as an exception, that means there is more code you
> need to write to fix that exception.
>
> I've not seen any performance tests on PHP to show the speed difference of
> if blocks vs exceptions, but I would be shocked if PHP somehow handled
> exceptions with more efficiency than any of the other languages I've worked
> in.
>
> Brian Layman
>
>
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