Joshua Bloch in "Effective Java" said that Use checked exceptions for recoverable conditions and runtime exceptions for programming errors (Item 58 in 2nd edition) Let's see if I understan...

In Java (or any other language with checked exceptions), when creating your own exception class, how do you decide whether it should be checked or unchecked? My instinct is to say …

Dec 23, 2012 · I am having some problems with understanding the differences between checked and unchecked exceptions in Java. Firstly, checked exceptions are supposed to look for …

Jul 2, 2010 · What are the Runtime exceptions and what are Checked/Unchecked Exceptions and difference between Error/Exception.Why these many types? Instead Java may simply follow a …

That said there is much debate in the Java community about the efficacy of using checked exceptions vs. unchecked exceptions everywhere - a subject way to deep to discuss in this …

What does the following quote mean? With an unchecked exception, however, the compiler doesn't force client programmers either to catch the exception or declare it in a throws clause. …

Mar 5, 2009 · The problem with checked exceptions in Java stems from a deeper problem, which is that way too much information is encapsulated in the TYPE of the exception, rather than in …

For Kotliners: Kotlin doesn't have checked exceptions, so you cannot normally declare (in the function signature) that the function throws an exception. However, you can annotate the …

In general, I think the advice by Joshua Bloch in Effective Java best summarises the answer to your question: Use checked expections for recoverable conditions and runtime exceptions for …

How can I throw checked exceptions from inside Java 8 lambda, used in a stream for example? In other words, I want to make code like this compile: public List<Class> getClasses() throws