In this video we explore reasons that throwing exceptions are bad and an alternative method that leads to more robust, composable, and performant codebases.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_5-reasons-to-stop-throwing-exceptionsChapters00:00 - Intro00:30 - Exceptions break the type system02:20 - Exceptions make it hard to handle all possible cases04:55 - Exceptions break the control flow of your system05:25 - Exceptions are slow, heavyweight operations06:30 - Exceptions make it harder to compose robust systems09:00 - What should you use instead of exceptions? 13:05 - Does this mean you should never use exceptions? Links:- Build a Simple Result type in Python - and why you should use them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P7J2wI46sg&ab_channel=HAMYLABS- TypeScript - Errors as Values vs Exceptions Performance Benchmarks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuAl00ZD7zQ&ab_channel=HAMYLABS- Types vs No Types - How Types Allow Code to Scale across Developers, Organizations, and Code Size - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNGPompHsA&ab_channel=HAMYLABS About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems.Connect with me:- Website: https://hamy.xyz- Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/- Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social- Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/# Support If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminionsSupporters get:* Full source code access from courses / tutorials* Exclusive discounts on products / coursesPlus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing!For Sponsorship info: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors

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