03-15-2026, 09:52 PM
I have a question. I am creating a new Zelda game engine. It will use bits and pieces of my Mario engine but I will have to change a lot of code. I am using an old version of Visual C++ and Direct X. It does not have smart pointers. However, I was thinking about adding standard exception handling (try-catch-throw). I have been researching several websites and the advice I have been getting is to avoid it because it slows down performance and can make a mess of other things. In particular, game consoles (especially those from Nintendo) don't support exceptions while others (XBox) take a massive performance hit. Do any of you have any thoughts about it?