What you’ll learn in this Java tutorial About Java exceptions and their types The difference between checked and unchecked exceptions Three ways to throw Java exceptions How to test for ...

Neal Gafter asked a question that many Java developers have asked themselves and each other: "would the language and platform be better off without checked exceptions?" ...

While some programmers believe checked exceptions are a good language feature, others would disagree. In this post, Jeff introduces checked exceptions, then dives into the debate.