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Re: streaming problem and thread freeze

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On 05/10/2011 10:06 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<iqc30a$414$2@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>
>> On 10/05/2011 05:31, Lawrence D'Oliveiro allegedly wrote:
>>
>>> In message<iq9ai7$t2s$1@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>>>
>>>> Secondly, although it is only a minor thing and only my personal
>>>> opinion, this:
>>>>
>>>>      } catch (IOException ex) {
>>>>        log.severe(ex.getMessage());
>>>>      }
>>>>
>>>> is a *very* bad idea. Log the full stack.
>>>
>>> It would be so much easier if you could simply not bother to catch the
>>> exception at all, and let your program crash with a full stack trace.
>>
>> It would be yet much easier, as you perhaps one day will learn, to
>> realise that checked exceptions are not a bother, but an almost
>> invaluable tool.
>
> So how does that help in this case?

It prevents the program from crashing like some first-year student's first 
project and making you look like an idiot.  Just to name one.

-- 
Lew
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streaming problem and thread freeze Fly <flavio80@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 07:56 -0700
  Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-09 20:08 +0200
    Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-10 15:31 +1200
      Re: streaming problem and thread freeze markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-10 04:47 -0700
      Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-10 08:52 -0400
      Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-10 21:17 +0200
        Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-10 17:26 -0400
          Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-11 18:55 +0200
        Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-11 14:06 +1200
          Re: streaming problem and thread freeze Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-11 09:02 -0400

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