Unchecked Java: Say Goodbye to Checked Exceptions Forever

Re:Unchecked Java: Say Goodbye to Checked Exceptions Forever by hinkley on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:56AM (#36719973)

Let's be really honest

  try {
    theUpdatedFunction();
  } catch (MyNewCheckedException e) {
    logger.warn("Whoopsie doopsie", e);
    throw new SomeUncheckedException(e.message);
  }

There's a special place in Hell for these people, but at least they'll get to see all of their friends again.

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Re:Unchecked Java: Say Goodbye to Checked Exceptions Forever by mdaniel on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:06PM (#36732454)

Oooo, lookit you working with professionals; I've seen waaaaaaay too many instances of this shit

  try {
    somethingImportant();
  } catch (Exception e) {
    // can't happen
  }

IJ finally started chirping about this other anti-pattern

  try {
    doit();
  } catch (Exception e) {
    System.err.println("something didn't work");
    // failure to reference "e" is now a yellowbox
  }

I have to constantly ask for them to either log it, or rename the variable to `ignored` to get IJ and future readers on the same page that it was intentionally swallowed

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