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@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Before sending a pull request:
 3. As for style guidelines, these are recommended:
    - [Bash](https://google.github.io/styleguide/shellguide.html)
    - [C++](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html)
+     * Ignore their rule for [no `throw`'ing / no `exceptions`](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Exceptions)
    - [PHP](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/blob/master/doc/ruleSets/PhpCsFixer.rst)
 4. If you can, please document the code in Doxygen style where applicable and run `doxygen gen` to see your code documentation.