On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:52:38AM +1200, Schreiber, Mark wrote:
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> Hi -
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> I was wondering if it might be better if ChangeVetoException could be
> subclassed from an unchecked exception.
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> I know that unchecked exceptions are a contentious issue in java but in many
> cases when writing a s
Hi -
I generally agree that checked exceptions are safer and for throw away
programs I tend to catch exceptions and throw errors but I have recently
read a number of articles (mostly in java world) that have called into
question the "design flaw" of enforced exception handling.
According to thes
I agree with your setup in the last paragraph, but I'm not sold on the
conclusion. I think that BioJava has enough of a learning curve without
untyped exceptions. Yes, I've found empty catch blocks somewhat annoying,
but not more than that. I don't see the payoff being worth the effort, in
both
