Look at all the results. Even before that exceptions are more often a win than a loss.
> The same test on Windows/VC++ will probably run a lot slower ...
By default on 32-bit, with SJLJ exceptions, that's likely. But on 64-bit windows the default exception handling (SEH) uses a similar mechanism than Linux and should have comparable performance.
> The same test on Windows/VC++ will probably run a lot slower ...
By default on 32-bit, with SJLJ exceptions, that's likely. But on 64-bit windows the default exception handling (SEH) uses a similar mechanism than Linux and should have comparable performance.