In fact, one person has highlighted dealing with this as the number one mistake Java developers make. I blogged previously on use of String.value(Object) to reduce unwanted NullPointerExceptions.

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 ...

Should I catch java.lang.Exception ? public class Main { public static void main (final String[] args) { // This try/catch block appears to intercept all exceptions that // IFoo.bar() can throw ...