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Error handling, also called exception handling, is a big part of Java, but it’s also one of the more divisive elements. Exception handling allows a developer to ...

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I recently wrote that the chapter in Effective Java devoted to exception handling has been one of the most influential software development chapters I have read. The value of this chapter was ...