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The proper use of exceptions can make your programs easier to develop and maintain, freer from bugs, and simpler to use. When exceptions are misused, the opposite situation prevails: programs perform ...

What is an exception handler? An exception handler is code that stipulates what a program will do when an anomalous or exceptional event occurs and disrupts the normal flow of that program's ...

Even though exception handling is common and every introductory Java course covers it, I still don't think we really know how to do it well. It is almost as if the general concept is still evolving ...