Although exit codes do have their uses, exit code ...

2009-01-09T21:22:00.310-08:00

Although exit codes do have their uses, exit code by itself is not really useful to debug and fix the root cause of the error. Unfortunately, they only tell what happened but never why it happened.

For languages that support it, exceptions are be a much better way to figure out why the failure happened and gives a certain direction to fix your code.

There is a standardization in the return code for ...

2009-01-09T05:30:41.025-08:00

There is a standardization in the return code for the HTTP response, like 200 for OK, 404 NOT FOUND.

For those that don't have a recommendation, I think Programmers have to take care of it, as a coding style or practice.

Good Observation Srikanth.

Comments on Srikanth's Blog: Make Sure to Return the Right Exit Codes

Although exit codes do have their uses, exit code ...

There is a standardization in the return code for ...