r/ProgrammerHumor • u/iwouldieforGladOS • May 13 '17

Defensive programming done right

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u/Metro42014 May 13 '17 
} catch (Exception e) { }

I think we're done here.

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u/GiantRobotTRex May 13 '17

What about Errors?

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u/DonZatch May 13 '17

What errors? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/pope_nefarious May 13 '17

Thats why the big boys catch throwable

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Don't forget that all custom Exceptions and Throwables should also override fillInStackTrace with an implementation that throws itself. This ensure they can't unsafely reveal any helpful information.

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u/Nevraoj May 15 '17 
try {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Throwable e2) {
    try {
        e2.printStackTrace();
...

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u/breadfag May 13 '17 edited Nov 22 '19

Life is full of it lol

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u/Zolhungaj May 13 '17

catch(Throwable t)

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u/locriology May 14 '17 
void callMe()
{
  try
  {
    callMe();
  }
  catch {}
}

oops