Exceptions In Java [Must Read]

Exceptions were a big improvement over the old-fashioned C way of returning error codes, but then the debate raged over Checked vs Unchecked Exceptions, vs "Huh? Checked? Whazza?". Java offers all three varieties so you can never hope to port exceptional experience from one project to the next, because there are at least as many correct ways to do things as there are gurus. However, at least now there's a step in the right direction; with Björn Andersson's Java Exception Explanator a lot more of this makes sense. Check it out. Here's a teaser:

AccessControlException : You have lost control of Microsoft Access. If you cannot regain control or stop the program in some other way, you should cut the power to your computer as fast as possible.

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