I would not describe exceptions as return values. Speaking in a C context, exceptions are more like "longjmp" than "return".
They're both ! Exception are definitely viewed as an alternate communication channel. And stack unwinding is one aspect of the communication. See https://nedbatchelder.com/text/exceptions-vs-status#h_valuab... (and many other)
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They're both ! Exception are definitely viewed as an alternate communication channel. And stack unwinding is one aspect of the communication. See https://nedbatchelder.com/text/exceptions-vs-status#h_valuab... (and many other)