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I should add that (compared to goto or setjmp/longjmp), by making exceptions=
 a language thing, the compiler can attach more context to the exception eve=
nt (or condition). In the scheme I outlined, the vendor library function mus=
t declare what exceptions it doesn=E2=80=99t handle and the compiler can pas=
s more context that may not make sense to a library user but may help its de=
veloper pinpoint the cause.

> On Mar 10, 2023, at 9:28 AM, segaloco <segaloco@protonmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> If nothing else, I could provide much better stack traces to vendors when I=
'm particularly stuck on something and convinced it isn't my fault. Maybe su=
ch a thing exists in C# but I've never gone looking for it, all I know is ca=
tching an exception from some vendor library with zero useful information ma=
kes me want to take a hammer to much more than the code...