Java exception handling with stack traces, exception chaining, try-with-resources, final re-throw, and StackWalker.

The new constructor and two new methods were added to support “suppressed exceptions” (not to be confused with the bad practice of swallowing or ignoring exceptions).

Java Exceptions When a program calls a method that behaves in an unexpected fashion, it is said to have encountered an "exception." ...

Some exceptions in Java must be handled in the developer's code. Other exceptions can occur without any exception handling semantics at all. When an exception must be handled with try-and-catch ...

Neal Gafter asked a question that many Java developers have asked themselves and each other: "would the language and platform be better off without checked exceptions?" ...

You don’t need to compile your Java code. Java programs will run without a main method. Semicolons can be optional. Hundreds of extra classes are imported automatically. Exception handling is optional ...