C++ - Arguments for Exceptions over Return Codes

Question

I\'m having a discussion about which way to go in a new C++ project. I favor exceptions over return codes (for exceptional cases only) for the following reasons -

Answer 1

It is very hard to write exception safe code. A completely contrived example is :-

void Class::Method()
{ 
  i++;
  SomeCallThatMightThrow();
  j++;
}

Replace i++ and j++ with any two variables, resources, states that must remain synchronous. Garbage collection saved us from having to remember to pair our new's and deletes. Ironically, old fashioned explicit return code testing saves us from having to carefully analyse every function that might throw exceptions to check that they havn't screwed with the post-conditions.