BOOL Exceptions
When BOOL gets into trouble at run-time it throws an Exception. Such problems include resource issues (like a missing file) or code issues (such as when a Model can’t find an Action to handle a received Message).
There are a some native Exceptions, but user code often extends those for the sake of the application (following a common model used in Java, Python, and many other languages).
Array Redux
Strange how my thoughts turn to BOOL in the early part of even-numbered years. (I wonder if it has something to do with the San Francisco Giants baseball team, although I don’t know why, and I’ve been hitting even-numbered BOOL version years longer than they’ve been winning World Series, plus I hope they don’t win this year.)
But in any event, I found myself pondering the *array type (again)…
Arrays, Final(ly)
I think the final piece of the array puzzle finally fell into place. The issue resolved when I last wrote about arrays — whether all data Models have array capability versus arrays being a distinct data model — still stands.
The final piece involves a slight syntax change and — much more importantly — the full rationale for the array syntax. Not really having one was a bother; it made arrays seem arbitrary and patched on. The rationale brings them more fully into the BOOL fold.
