C++ Exceptions provide an interesting technique to handle exceptional cases. But the C++ exception handling mechanism has its drawbacks and are not the sole solution for the general problem.
This article shows some pros and cons of the C++ exception mechanism and some possible alternative approaches.

This article was first published in Overload 30 and 31.

The article is available online as PDF.
The article comes in two parts: exalt1.pdf and exalt2.pdf.

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