Java's checked exceptions were a mistake (and here's what I would like to do about it)Java's checked exceptions were a mistake (and here's what I would like to do about it) 1 April 2003 Java's checked exceptions were an experiment. While Java borrows most of its try/catch exception handling from C++, the notion of "checked" exceptions, which must either be caught or explicitly thrown, are a Java addition. By and large, this experiment has failed. You won't find checked exceptions i
