Java provides a rich exception-handling framework, but many programmers find it easier to ignore that richness and simply use generic Exceptions. This article explores the risks of throwing ...

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"Throw early, catch late" — I've heard many times and it still confuses me. Why should I throw early and catch late, if at a low-level-layer a null pointer exception is thrown?