begin/assert/rescue harrmful? Re: [Wtr-general] assert PASSED and FAILED

2005-08-31 Thread Chris McMahon
3. begin/assert/rescue is really a bad idea and we will stop suggesting it. I *like* begin/assert/rescue. It's my friend. Why is it a bad idea? -Chris ___ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org

Re: begin/assert/rescue harrmful? Re: [Wtr-general] assert PASSED and FAILED

2005-08-31 Thread Ian Phillips
For one thing I cannot get it to work. IanOn 8/31/05, Chris McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3. begin/assert/rescue is really a bad idea and we will stop suggesting it.I *like* begin/assert/rescue.It's my friend.Why is it a bad idea?-Chris___

Re: begin/assert/rescue harrmful? Re: [Wtr-general] assert PASSED and FAILED

2005-08-31 Thread Bret Pettichord
At 10:05 AM 8/31/2005, Ian Phillips wrote: For one thing I cannot get it to work. Exactly. There is no reason to explain how to throw and catch exceptions in an introduction. Also, a common coding error (which also occurs several places in watir, sigh) is to catch more exceptions than you