Programmers often focus on designing the "happy path" for their code—the scenario where everything goes smoothly, values are within range, and no timeouts occur. However, this emphasis can come at the expense of a program's robustness: its ability to continue operating effectively when exceptions or unexpected conditions arise.

In this workshop, participants will actively explore run-time options for handling exceptions, including techniques like global and local error indicators, return values, immutable sections of code, goto chains, and try-catch mechanisms. Through hands-on exercises, you'll learn how to implement these approaches with minimal extra code and complexity.

By the end of this workshop, you'll have practical strategies for building more robust and reliable programs, ensuring that your code can gracefully handle the unexpected while maintaining simplicity and clarity.