> Nevertheless, checked exceptions (even when handled better than C++) are > still a lie. Not to the compiler but to the developer, which is far worse! > They're a lie about the full range of exceptions a function might throw, > and they're a lie about how well a caller might deal with such an exception. > > They are not but a practical distinction. One cannot be pragmatic about everything otherwise nothing would get done. I suppose the primitive types are lie as well because most of the time they can hold some value but they occassionally overflow. Unfortunately we just deal; with it and try and get the job done. What about primitive value overflow in Scala ???
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