1. Exceptions in Java: Nothing exceptional about them   
The judicious and proper use of the Java exception-handling mechanism can pay rich dividends by delivering quality code that works. In order to use the powerful error-handling features of Java, users must understand key issues that impact its design and implementation. This article provides a blueprint for developing a clear and consistent strategy for exception handling.

Published by: Nicolas Delsaux - January 12, 2004
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

2. Exceptional practices, Part 3 - Use message catalogs for easy localization      
Exceptions provide a powerful mechanism for handling error conditions in Java programs. In this series, Brian Goetz reviews some best practices for using exceptions effectively in your programs. Part 3 covers message catalogs, a technique you can use to simplify the process of localizing your application for foreign markets. The use of message catalogs has additional benefits beyond localization -... more

Published by: Nicolas Delsaux - January 12, 2004 - 1 review
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

3. Exceptional practices, Part 2 - Use exception chaining to preserve debugging information      
Exceptions provide a powerful mechanism for handling error conditions in Java programs. However, many developers don't spend enough time thinking about exceptions during the design process; instead, they let the development process drive the program's exception use. In this series, Brian Goetz reviews some best practices for using exceptions effectively. Part 2 covers a specific technique -- excep... more

Published by: Nicolas Delsaux - January 12, 2004 - 1 review
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

4. Exceptional practices, Part 1 - Use exceptions effectively in your programs      
Exceptions provide a powerful mechanism for handling error conditions in Java programs. However, many developers don't spend enough time thinking about exceptions during the design process; instead, they let the development process drive the program's use of exceptions. In this series, Brian Goetz reviews some best practices for using exceptions effectively. In Part 1, he offers guidelines on prop... more

Published by: Nicolas Delsaux - January 12, 2004 - 1 review
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

5. Breaking Java exception-handling rules is easy      
Did you know that any Java method can throw arbitrary checked exceptions without declaring them?

Published by: Nicolas Delsaux - January 8, 2004 - 2 reviews
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

6. Exceptional Exception Handling Techniques      
As I read through the onjava article "Best Practices for Exception Handling" I got this sinking feeling, are these truly best practices or could there be even better practices out there?. The author appears to be a seasoned professional however if this is all we can say about handling exceptions then we really are in bad shape.

Published by: Jean-Philippe Encausse - December 17, 2003 - 1 review
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

7. More About Handling Exceptions   
The November 24, 2003 tip titled "Handling Exceptions" demonstrated some of the things that can go wrong if you ignore or mishandle exceptions. The following tip continues that discussion. Unfortunately, there were two errors in the final code example, FileAccess, of the previous tip. The errors appeared in the version of the tip that was sent to subscribers. The example was corrected after the ma... more

Published by: Jean-Philippe Encausse - December 12, 2003
Categories: Programming tips , Exceptions/Assertions

8. The Secret World of Exception Handling Frameworks   
Heinz Kabutz of the Java Specialist's newletter and fellow blogger at Artima has a piece on GUI exception handling. He writes at the end of his piece:

Published by: Jean-Philippe Encausse - November 27, 2003
Categories: Articles , Exceptions/Assertions

9. Best Practices for Exception Handling      
One of the problems with exception handling is knowing when and how to use it. In this article, I will cover some of the best practices for exception handling. I will also summarize the recent debate about the use of checked exceptions.

Published by: Jean-Philippe Encausse - November 20, 2003 - 2 reviews
Categories: Programming tips , Exceptions/Assertions

10. Handling Exceptions   
Often programmers who are new to the Java programming language see exceptions as little more than annoyances to be ignored and dismissed. The advantage of handling exceptions is that you are forced to think about what could go wrong with your code at runtime. This Tech Tip will present techniques for handling exceptions. Here you'll learn why it's best to deal with exceptions close to their source... more

Published by: Jean-Philippe Encausse - November 5, 2003
Categories: Programming tips , Exceptions/Assertions