Script Thy Java App

Let’s imagine a very simple scenario. You are writing an application which would benefit from some user specific customization after deployment. Maybe some of your customers have specific algorithms to be executed in the context of your application. Maybe your application doesn’t solve just one problem but it is designed to solve a class of [...]

Exceptional Java - Checked exceptions are priceless… For everything else there is the RuntimeException

The fact that I find flaws in the design of the Java exceptions class hierarchy doesn’t mean I think there is no value in the whole system. Checked exceptions have a positive impact in development. The positive comes from the proactive nature of checked exceptions. They demand attention! And I think this is as much [...]

Exceptional Java - Less than perfect exceptions hierarchy

As I said before, I am a supporter of checked exceptions in Java. I think they are a great idea that supports serious software development in the real world. I also think Java’s huge success can be attributed in part to checked exceptions. But this doesn’t mean I like everything

Exceptional Java - Some exceptions are more equal than others

Is there something wrong with Java exceptions? Does Java need a fundamental change in this area? Is the proposal to make all exceptions in Java runtime exceptions a solution to a real problem? What if this proposal is the solution to the wrong problem?
While reading about this conflict I started to ask myself questions like [...]

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