Checked Exceptions

The use of checked exceptions in Java is still widely debated. This post contains thoughts on their use by Java experts such as James Gosling, Joshua Bloch (Effective Java) and Bruce Eckel (Thinking in Java), before countering some of the arguments against their use, such as how I don’t believe they break encapsulation, and that their use shouldn’t be limited to truly exceptional conditions. It finishes by looking at when alternatives to checked exceptions should be used. The overall slant of the article is that there are many reasons why Exceptions, including checked Exceptions, should still be a part of your Java arsenal.

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