On Sep 28, 2009, at 8:38 PM, Kyle Sluder wrote:

C++ code uses exceptions as a control-flow
mechanism, whereas Cocoa reserves them for programmer error.

That is by no means dictated by C++. In fact, it's quite common to reserve exceptions for "exceptional" cases in C++ as well. C++ exceptions can be free as long as they aren't thrown, but the cost if they are can be substantial.

Regards,
Sander
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