Ask HN: Big C++ projects that uses Exceptions and RTTI?
In my career the places I have been that uses C++ (with success) have all been using -fno-exceptions and -fno-rtti. All major open-source C++ projects seem to do the same. Chromium, LLVM, Electron, protobuf etc.
I guess if you want to excel at this language and build software (in C++) that people actually use you have to learn to use it without exceptions and rtti?
Some projects do use them like CMake.
I think bloomberg also uses exceptions??
Maybe Meta also uses them but again if you look at another Meta C++ project like Hermes they prohibit use of both rtti and exceptions.
Do you use exceptions in your codebase? If you intend to keep coding in C++ are you not better off learning how to use the language without exceptions and rtti?
I guess if you want to excel at this language and build software (in C++) that people actually use you have to learn to use it without exceptions and rtti?
Some projects do use them like CMake. I think bloomberg also uses exceptions??
Maybe Meta also uses them but again if you look at another Meta C++ project like Hermes they prohibit use of both rtti and exceptions.
Do you use exceptions in your codebase? If you intend to keep coding in C++ are you not better off learning how to use the language without exceptions and rtti?