> Motivation > > Reduced Boilerplate: Eliminates unnecessary empty blocks when exceptions only > need to be caught and ignored. > Improved Readability: Makes the code more concise and focuses on the > important parts. >
Empty `catch` blocks are a code-smell. If the `try` block is not ready to handle the exception, it should let the exception bubble up; not silence it. I think we should not encourage this further.
