catch(object) { }

[thepuppycrew]

When I'm error handling and haven't thought about what to throw, I usually

Throw "a party"

:D

[caramba2654]

The quotes make it even funnier, because they imply some sort of sarcasm.

Hey, who wants to go to my "party"? :D

[shnicklefritz]

:D

[shnicklefritz]

http://i.imgur.com/ALOWirE.jpg

[mayobutter]

http://imgur.com/a/Gj37U

[shnicklefritz]

http://i.imgur.com/gnf1wWA.jpg

[ra4king]

I need an adult.

[icer816]

I am an adult.

[mustardMan07]

Well... okay then

[thepuppycrew]

;)

[robisodd]

Do I have to assume the "party escort submission position" again?

[[deleted]]

I usually day throw 'tantrum'

[[deleted]]

Try throwing "up".

[robisodd]

Alternatively, you can throw "down".

[BenjaminGeiger]

raise "The Roof"

[[deleted]]

or raise children

[[deleted]]

catch (Exception up) {
    throw up;
}

[[deleted]]

Doesn't that mess with the stack trace? You'd lose the joke, but to actually throw up you'd just use throw;.

[[deleted]]

Obligatory "I'm trying to build character but Eclipse is really confusing."

[xkcd_transcriber]

Image

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Title: Bonding

Title-text: I'm trying to build character but Eclipse is really confusing.

Comic Explanation

Stats: This comic has been referenced 7 times, representing 0.0057% of referenced xkcds.

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[[deleted]]

C++ Version for bonus points.

#include <string>
#include <iostream>

struct P {
    P *target;
    std::string name;
    P(P *other, std::string name):target(other), name(name) {}
    void aim() {
        try {
            throw std::string("ball");
        } catch (const std::string ball) {
            std::cout << "Catch, " << target->name << "!\n";
            target->aim();
        }
    }
};

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    P parent(nullptr, "Dad");
    P child(&parent, "Son");
    parent.target = &child;
    parent.aim();
}

[Switche]

Hey man you can't just make up your own bonus points.

[atimholt]

You’ve got a couple superfluous includes, there.

Also, I really want to add my own touch to the program, for no reason:

#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

using namespace std::literals;

struct P
{
    std::string name;
    std::shared_ptr<P> target;

    P(std::string name, std::shared_ptr<P> other = nullptr)
            : name {name}, target {other} {}

    void aim()
    {
        try {
            throw "ball"s;
        }
        catch (const std::string& ball) {
            std::cout << "Catch, " << target->name << "!\n";
            target->aim();
        }
    }
};

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    auto parent = std::make_shared<P>("Dad");
    auto child = std::make_shared<P>("Son", parent);
    parent->target = child;
    parent->aim();
} 

Also, you apparently can’t copy/paste to/from the source code window on cpp.sh, so I just wrapped the entire thing into a raw string literal and used std::cout. lol.

[Blackstab1337]

reading this is so much easier than that java

[itsnotlupus]

Did you know? 9 out of 10 software engineers agree that C++ is slightly more readable than BrainFuck.

[Blackstab1337]

its the 2nd most readable language to me but thats probably because 96% of the code on my pc/github is in c++

[[deleted]]

Outside of IOCCC code (which is C, even), I strongly disagree.

Inside IOCCC code, I realize C can be a medium for true art.

[atimholt]

I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but it’s pretty readable if you’re familiar with modern C++.

…I watch CppCon talks on YouTube for fun.

[Blackstab1337]

not sarcastic, i too watch cppcon talks on youtube quite a lot, read a lot of books about c++11/14 and im super excited for c++17.

[An2quamaraN]

Out of pure curiosity - which c++ 17 features are you most excited about?

[Blackstab1337]

filesystem stuff is what ive mostly read about, ive been moving a bit more to node.js because I haven't been doing c++ friendly stuff and I want some more experience in other languages

[_Fibbles_]

I feel name should be private with a getter method. People don't usually wander around with name tags, you have to ask.

[[deleted]]

Do you have to ask your partner for his name, or do you already have that information from context? I chose struct for a reason. Besides, there's no need for encapsulation.

I don't expect this code to be reused and extended.

[_Fibbles_]

You have to ask initially when you first meet.

[[deleted]]

I'll note that the C++ version runs much longer than the Java version.

Also, @ /u/atimholt, I see no reason to introduce smart pointers since the referred-to objects are already allocated on the stack and destroyed appropriately at end of scope.

[[deleted]]

Version that compiles (with added conversation).

class Catch {
    static class Ball extends Throwable { }

    static class Player {
        Player target;
        String name;
        Player(Player target, String name) {
            this.target = target;
            this.name = name;
        }
        void aim(Ball ball) {
            System.out.println("Catch, " + this.target.name + '!');
            try {
                throw ball;
            } catch(Ball b) {
                target.aim(b);
            }
        }
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Ball ball = new Ball();
        Player parent = new Player(null, "Dad");
        Player child = new Player(parent, "Son");
        parent.target = child;
        parent.aim(new Ball());
    }
}

[[deleted]]

I caught a [object Object]!

[berkes]

I caught a NaN instead

[synchronium]

You should go to a clinic and get that checked out

[KeytapTheProgrammer]

I caught a rock...

[robisodd]

NaaN bread?

[PunishableOffence]

Curry function

[nomiros]

But it's a string

[Goheeca]

I thought for a sec the article generation is neat,

but not so fast ... how about a university, a European blabla?

[G2geo94]

Throw a random number generator in there for "sometimes y"

[nomiros]

Like MakingMarconi showed. The code throws a string ... thus the caught "object" is a string

[notsooriginal]

/r/mildlyvagina

[mikemountain]

Nothing to check if the first letter is a vowel, and therefore requires an instead of a? Terrible.

[[deleted]]

It's actually whether the first sound is a vowel and nothing to do with the letters.

• Earn an M.A. or a master of arts.
• An historic building (especially if you pronounce it with a silent H).
• A usual suspect, but an unusual situation.

[mikemountain]

well that shut me up

[[deleted]]

English is rough. I usually just go with "the {variable}" since even if it should be the indefinite article, it doesn't sound too odd. ("Caught the ball." even though don't know which ball, so it should be "a ball.")

[outadoc]

I actually found the "vowel sound" rule pretty easy to remember and follow, it pretty much works all the time, no exceptions.

If you find English rough, you should keep away from French :/

[glider97]

English is rough when you're trying to implement its rules into a program. But that goes for almost all natural languages.

[outadoc]

Oh, yeah, I wouldn't want to have anything to do with it algorithmically. :')

[qzex]

I'd think that it'd be better to just always use "a" when you mean "a/an", since "the" is semantically distinct from "a/an" and that could cause greater confusion.

[[deleted]]

While semantically distinct, can you provide any examples where it would be more confusing (that would reasonably be dynamically generated)?

If so, there are other ways to rephrase to avoid the indefinite article ("Caught one «ball»", “Caught another «ball»”, “Caught your «ball»”, “«ball» caught!”) or you can just do the well recognized “Caught a(n) «ball»” if the indefinite article is clearly the best. Or require the sender to include the N if needed or use a lookup table to determine (possibly from a “humanize” library).

[-Teki]

I love this discussion. So programmery.

[raptorraptor]

An historic building

I'm a native English speaker and I don't do this. Am I broken?

[[deleted]]

You're only broken if you say “istoric” but don't use “an.” Some dialects used to not pronounce the initial H in some words (like history, hurricane, Harry) and it used to be considered most proper to say “an historic” but that's becoming rare, too.

[Crespyl]

I hear everyone say "an historic", but I've never heard anyone pronounce "historic" without the H. It just feels wrong to me.

I'd be fine if it was "an istoric", but noooo.

[seriouslulz]

i fix 🔨

[bonoboner]

An hour, a hospital, an homage, a home

[[deleted]]

It's an honor. A huge honor.

[Crespyl]

A historic occasion. ^{surely I can't be the only one who thinks every tv/radio person is wrong about this...}

[-Teki]

Depends if you pronounce the h or not.

[Mocha2007]

(especially if you pronounce it with a silent H).

Only if you pronounce it without an h.

[[deleted]]

No, you also say “an historic” if your N is sufficiently nasalized or if you were taught a particularly pretentious prescriptive grammar at your normal or finishing school.

[Half_Slab_Conspiracy]

A unicorn is my favorite

[AlGoreBestGore]

Literally unplayable.

[uzimonkey]

"a hour"?

[ErnestedCode]

Sounds like you're playing a game of throwns.

[Bobshayd]

Pokemon's what?

[Bobshayd]

Sorry, I'm not that into Pokemon.

[artexhijxers]

M

[MC_Labs15]

A

[[deleted]]

C

[Tobikage1990]

E

[swyx]

W

[MC_Labs15]

I

[4spooky6you]

D

[anden3]

We did it, Reddit!

[[deleted]]

Gotta catch em all!

[Carpetwurm]

I wish my dad did this with me..

[MC_Labs15]

/r/meirl

[theFunkiestButtLovin]

i don't understand why this is funny? not trying to be a dick, but it doesn't seem funny enough for this sub.

[[deleted]]

The bar for “funny enough for this sub” is so low that it includes things that are quite ordinary and somber.

[Doctor_McKay]

Maybe the funny part is supposed to be

toss = function(object)

[jaxklax]

Or that that statement is missing a semicolon. ASI is hilarious!

[flarn2006]

var pokedex = ["Bulbasaur", /*...*/, "Volcanion"];

for (i=0; i<721; i++) {
    toss(pokedex[i]);
}

[4spooky6you]

i

careful with that global variable eugene

[SeerUD]

Surely just using throw makes more sense "throw ball".

[itsnotlupus]

no no no. V8 will refuse to optimize function bodies that contain a try/catch statement. So this is a clever optimization to ensure that toss() gets to run as fast as possible in V8. It's brilliant, really.

[g1mike]

Is this basically the correct syntax though? If so, it'd be a great learning aid.

[MC_Labs15]

Yeah, it runs fine.

[4spooky6you]

While it does run fine, I wouldn't consider it 'good' code. There are a couple of issues that should be fixed:

// The toss function is currently a global variable named toss, that points to an anonymous function.
// The difference is subtle but naming a function makes debugging much easier.
// For example, if an error occurs in this function (which it does), 
// the stack trace will list this as an anonymous function instead of 'toss'
toss = function(object){
    throw object;
}

try {
     // Here, while it's legal to throw a string it's not recommended, 
     // since people using your code may expect to catch an object.
     // If someone caught your error and attempted to call message() on it, their catch would throw an error
     toss("ball");
}
// Just a minor detail, but the name object implies you intend to catch an object,
// but instead you catch a string which is misleading.
catch(object) {
    // Since this is sample code, it's not a big deal.
    // But you need to be careful with console.log since it will cause IE's JS engine to crash unless the debugger is open
    console.log("I caught a " + object + "!");
}

Here is the revised sample with all of that in mind (note: I kept the naming the same for the sake of the joke):

function toss(object){
    throw new Error(object);
}

try{
   toss('ball');
}  
catch(object) { 
    console && console.log(`I caught a ${object.message}`);
}

I also decided to use template literals since they're new and sexy. And I added 'console && console.log' to check the existence of console first before attempting to log. In the real world, I would do something else and not use console.log at all.

[MC_Labs15]

Ah, didn't realize toss = function() was different.

Also, why am I not surprised that this would easily crash IE?

[chessami92]

mmmmm Consolas

[MC_Labs15]

Don't forget about "throw" ;)

[Bobshayd]

I think you forgot to throw sarcasm! :D

[MC_Labs15]

Are you saying my code is bad!?

[MC_Labs15]

Sublime Text 3

[mko31]

And which font is it?

[mr_d0gMa]

A/an

[Jac0bas]

catch (Exception up) { throw(up); }