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The use of C++ exception handling constructs: A comprehensive study

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The use of C++ exception handling constructs: A comprehensive study
Abstract—Exception handling (EH) is a well-known mechanism that aims at improving software reliability in a modular way—allowing a better separation between the code that deals with exceptional conditions and the code that deals with the normal control flow of a program. Although the exception handling mechanism was conceived almost 40 years ago, formulating a reasonable design of exception handling code is still considered a challenge, which might hinder its widespread use. This paper reports the results of an empirical study that use a mixedmethod approach to investigate the adoption of the exception handing mechanism in C++. Firstly, we carried out a static analysis investigation to understand how developers employ the exception handling construct of C++, considering 65 open-source systems (which comprise 34 million lines of C++ code overall). Then, to better understand the findings from the static analysis phase, we conducted a survey involving 145 C++ developers who have con...
Rodrigo Bonifácio, Fausto Carvalho, Guilher
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Type Journal
Year 2015
Where SCAM
Authors Rodrigo Bonifácio, Fausto Carvalho, Guilherme N. Ramos, Uirá Kulesza, Roberta Coelho
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