Casper Bang wrote:
> On 4 Aug., 20:22, v6ak <[email protected]> wrote:
>   
>> Is it really a DISadvantage when you get compile error(s) because of
>> incompatible API?
>>     
>
> Let me turn it around instead. Is it a good idea how InputStream.close
> () throws a IOException? Can anything be done about it now?
>   
In any case, the real problem here is the miss of a safeClose() method 
right in InputStream. With both variants, most people might use the 
simpler version, with the few people requiring a diagnostic to use the 
safer one. AGain, it's a library problem, rather than the language.

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