@@ -82,4 +82,17 @@ the user in production if the save fails. The save! method remains untouched and can still be used. - \ No newline at end of file + + == Java Exceptions + + Java is the first programming language I used in production it and gave me the + idea for this plugin. + + The parallel idea in the Java universe is outlined in Item 40 of + Joshua Bloch's book Effective Java: "Use checked exceptions for recoverable + conditions and run-time exceptions for programming errors". + + Java checked exceptions can be caught and handled gracefully and the program can + continue. Java run-time (or unchecked) exceptions should not be caught by the + Java VM and allowed to bubble to the top of the call stack, where they will + make the program fail. README 2fe328c4da94efdcd0ac8e2ffb956bf718437c5a Ryan Lowe ryanlowe@gmail.com http://github.com/ryanlowe/save_or_raise/commit/a4d6a22fd8bbf6892dbc8cff7a609a7202b72bf7 a4d6a22fd8bbf6892dbc8cff7a609a7202b72bf7 2008-05-26T09:18:20-07:00 2008-05-26T09:18:20-07:00 add Java note to README 7b6dafb8d880fabada4d0b36cccffe4c5c423944 Ryan Lowe ryanlowe@gmail.com