RE: A common base exception object for Perl - RFC

[Martyn Pearce <martyn@inpharmatica.co.uk>]

Redford, John writes:
| With a minimal base class you gain two things. First, all exception objects
| can be subclasses of Exception, permitting:
| 	$@->isa('Exception')
| as a common handler for any exception. Secondly, the author of an Exception
| subclass does not have to ever know about the '""' code. While simple
| looking, it would be a large distraction for people to have to read `perldoc
| overload` (or think they have to read it).

Good point; well answered.

Mx.

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References to:

"Redford, John" <John.Redford@fmr.com>

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