Everything Bad in Java is Good for You — Why Nulls and Checked Exceptions Are Your Friends

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/everything-bad-in-java-is-good-for-you-why-nulls-and-checked-exceptions-are-your-friends. Nulls and checked exceptions are often promoted as "bad things" in Java, this isn't the case. Both carry significant advantage over the alternatives. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #java, #opinion, #unpopular-opinion, #kotlin, #exceptions, #nullable, #programming, #software-engineering, and more. This story was written by: @shai.almog. Learn more about this writer by checking @shai.almog's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Nulls and checked exceptions are often promoted as "bad things" in Java, this isn't the case. Both carry significant advantage over the alternatives.