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Learn Programming@programming.devEnglish · 4 months ago

Is it better to check if a file exists before trying to load it, or to try to load it, and catch the error and move on?

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Is it better to check if a file exists before trying to load it, or to try to load it, and catch the error and move on?

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Learn Programming@programming.devEnglish · 4 months ago

For context, I am trying to do a save system for a game.

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I would use both.

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