Is object oriented exception handling in Perl worth it?

Question

I recently read "Object Oriented Exception Handling in Perl" Perl.com article. Is there any point to use exceptions in Perl?

Answer 1

I should note that the article you referenced is old, and that you should now use Exception::Class instead of Error.pm, which is quirky and tends to break (it's what I call "black magick"). I should note that I am now the Error.pm maintainer, but I no longer recommend it or make use of it for my own code.

Answer 2

"is there any point to use exceptions in Perl?"

Yes, I highly recommend reading the "Error Handling" chapter in Perl Best Practices by Damian Conway.

It certainly opened my eyes ;-)