Tutorial: Error Handling

[Lee Mac]

Following my earlier tutorial here, I've just uploaded my latest tutorial on the topic of Error Handling.

 

The tutorial can be found here.

 

As always, I welcome any feedback you might have, including: suggestions for improvement, questions about the content, or any mistakes that are found.

 

Enjoy,

 

Lee

Edited December 7, 2010 by Lee Mac

[Michaels]

So nice . Lee

 

Thank you so much for your hard work.

 

Michaels

[Lee Mac]

Hope it helps Michaels!

[ollie]

Crackin' tutorials Lee,

 

If you don't mind me suggesting Ithink the What are the consequences could be a bit more dogmatic.

 

Back in the day before I started ****-retentive localisation this caused me endless hours of unnecessary debugging, rewrites etc.

 

Aside from the list expansion problem provided there's also the nasty "Many functions - mixed-scope single variable name" problem that can take a lifetime to rectify on large projects.

 

Hehe in all I'm suggesting you change the section to simply "you will die, the sun will follow"

 

Ollie.

[ollie]

Slightly off topic.

 

Just had a wee go with the fern::fractal script; it is fantastic.

 

Ollie

[Lee Mac]

Crackin' tutorials Lee,

 

If you don't mind me suggesting Ithink the What are the consequences could be a bit more dogmatic.

 

Back in the day before I started ****-retentive localisation this caused me endless hours of unnecessary debugging, rewrites etc.

 

Aside from the list expansion problem provided there's also the nasty "Many functions - mixed-scope single variable name" problem that can take a lifetime to rectify on large projects.

 

Hehe in all I'm suggesting you change the section to simply "you will die, the sun will follow"

 

Thanks for the suggestions Ollie, I see your point about making the 'What are the consequences' more dogmatic, but I did want to keep the tutorial upbeat/light. I suppose when a user has to spend a few hours debugging due to localisation issues they might then understand just how important it is

 

Slightly off topic.

 

Just had a wee go with the fern::fractal script; it is fantastic.

 

Thanks Ollie, glad you like it - I really enjoy writing the mathematical programs, only they aren't too practical...