Josh Goldberg 11/27/2024

Try...Catch As Little As Possible

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This technical blog post advises developers to avoid try...catch statements when possible, recommending they be reserved for truly exceptional cases. It presents strategies like checking inputs before operations ('Checking Before Wrecking') and minimizing the scope of a try...catch when it is necessary, using JavaScript examples to illustrate better error-handling practices.

Try...Catch As Little As Possible

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