B Smith-Mannschott wrote: [...] > Some have argued that there's nothing wrong with checked exceptions, > per se, it's just that people don't use them right. This is akin to > acknowledging that every attempt to practice communism on a national > level has lead to a repressive police state, and yet still insisting > that it would be a great way to run a country, if only people would do > it right! > > A "good" idea that can only be implemented badly, isn't a good idea. The point I'm trying to make is that many people come to that conclusion after one failed experiment. Not very scientific, particularly since that experiment was executed pretty badly IMO.
While I'm still arguing for checked exceptions, I'm not 100% convinced their good yet either. But nearly every argument I see why they are bad is about how they are used badly, with the conclusion of some intrinsic badness. This is highly illogical, my personal conclusion is we need more experiments. Or some arguments why they are intrinsically bad. Martin's recent argument about the confusing flow wasn't too bad, but interestingly applies to all exceptions, not just the checked flavor. Peter --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
