Hi Andy, I read your post "Checked Exceptions are Waste". I had a similar post: http://tri-katch.blogspot.com/2016/02/java-checked-exception-is-bad.html. I have been thinking about redesigning ex...
Andy, I wholeheartedly agree, and have been agreeing with you for many years, but only recently wrote an article about the common misconception of "exceptional circumstances" that dragonlips refe...
https://andypalmer.com/2008/08/returning-null-considered-dishonest/comment-page-1/#comment-77331
In reply to dragonlips. I disagree (strongly) with the idea of exceptions being excep...
https://andypalmer.com/2008/08/returning-null-considered-dishonest/comment-page-1/#comment-1132
programming by exception for "normal business logic" is a bad idea. This is a prime example of where a result flag + out params is appropriate. bool GiveMeaDrink(out Drink) So now you know if it'...
https://andypalmer.com/2008/08/returning-null-considered-dishonest/comment-page-1/#comment-1131
I tried the above but didn't work. I tried what Josh and Bobes suggested and it worked! tell application "Adium" to go away with message "Pomodoro in Progress" tell application "Adium" to go ava...
https://andypalmer.com/2009/07/pomodoro-applescript-and-adium/comment-page-1/#comment-1130
In reply to Demian Alonso. Good point. I have used Call Hierarchy, although when I r...
https://andypalmer.com/2011/11/finally-a-use-for-checked-exceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1126
In reply to Andy Palmer. Just a little contribution: Many ideas do have a way to sea...
https://andypalmer.com/2011/11/finally-a-use-for-checked-exceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1125
In reply to Ricky Clarkson. Good point. Although I would hope (for my sanity) that i...
https://andypalmer.com/2011/11/finally-a-use-for-checked-exceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1124
In reply to Thomas Kriegelstein. Yes, although the advantage of this method is that ...
https://andypalmer.com/2011/11/finally-a-use-for-checked-exceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1123
In reply to Dileep Mandapam. The advantage is that it highlights the direct and indi...
https://andypalmer.com/2011/11/finally-a-use-for-checked-exceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1122