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0 pointsnordsieck5y ago0 comments

> The argument is that an error that can be recovered from isn't an exception. It should handled with standard guards (bounds check, null check, format check, etc). There's no checked exception that can't be better solved with an if/then statement.

That's a philosophical position that is largely driven by the language (and I suppose the ecosystem around it). I happen to agree with that position, so I prefer languages like rust and go over java.

But I also know that if I try to fight the customs of the language I'm working in, it'll end in a lot of pain and unnecessary angst; so, if I find myself using Java, I grit my teeth and used checked exceptions.

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tootie5y ago

Checked exceptions are optional in Java. If you look at a even an long-standing enterprise platform like Spring, there's almost no checked exceptions. I always make it a policy on Java projects to not allow checked exceptions and it's never a problem. Anything in the standard lib may have to be dealt with, but I don't allow commits with any throws declaration.

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