This article does a great job explaining why it is in fact possible to apply RAII even without exceptions. Nonetheless, I would still say that RAII is at its best when coupled with exceptions.…
When to use `end()` in ILOG Cplex
The C++ ILOG Cplex API are "not-idiomatic" at least. Here a useful reference on when to use end() on Ilo*Extractable objects.…