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On Friday, 15 October 2021 at 21:02:49 UTC+1, G.B. wrote:
> On 15.10.21 20:03, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:=20
> > On 2021-10-15 19:48, J-P. Rosen wrote:=20
> >=20
> >> Some people reserve exceptions for signalling errors. I regard them as=
 a way to handle "exceptional" situations, i.e. when the normal flow of con=
trol cannot continue. For example, in a deep recursive search, they are han=
dy to stop the recursion and go back to top level when you have found what =
you were looking for. Some would disagree with that.=20
> >=20
> > I strongly believe that this is the only consistent way to treat except=
ions.
> Once found, pass the result to the party that needs it.=20
> Then, finish the computational task that found the result.=20
> Is there anything besides exceptions to do that, and orderly?

I believe the ada 95 style guide recommended a standard goto?