Does ScopeGuard use really lead to better code?

Question

I came across this article written by Andrei Alexandrescu and Petru Marginean many years ago, which presents and discusses a utility class called ScopeGuard for writing exce

Answer 1

I haven't used this particular template but I've used something similar before. Yes, it does lead to clearer code when compared to equally robust code implemented in different ways.

Answer 2

Yes.

It was so important in C++ that even a special syntax for it in D:

void somefunction() {
    writeln("function enter");
    // c++ has similar constructs but not in syntax level
    scope(exit) writeln("function exit");

    // do what ever you do, you never miss the function exit output
}