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> In short, we didn't include exceptions because we don't need them.

I would say that not only I don't need exceptions, I absolutely don't want them.

A really annoying thing about languages with exceptions is how they contaminate code, exceptions are (often hidden and badly documented) part of the interface of libraries and packages which you have to deal with when you least expect it.



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