Exceptions will rule the world… and “all” goes lazy.

Python has an odd tolerance for try - except controlling the flow. They have also an ancronym to justify it: EAFP, which is Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Exceptions to control the flow

Using exceptions to control the flow of your program is an anti-pattern. Don't take too seriously whoever believes in exceptions as an indispensable feature of a language. Better no exception than misused exceptions!

Java threads and exceptions

Talking about tasks and exceptions in Ada, what about Java?

Tasks and exceptions in Ada

Ada's concurrency facility (tasks) reminds me of Erlang's concurrency facility. I am not fluent in any of these two languages but I like them — Ada is a fresh new entry in the list: seen a bit of it ages ago and I thought to dislike it. Now I'm looking into it again and a litte bit deeper, and I started to like it…