I think that Java: The Good Parts is probably best suited either for someone with basic familiarity with Java who wants to improve his or her ability to write maintainable Java code. It is ...

Java exception is one of the most important concepts of Java programming. If you are a beginner, you should get a basic understanding of how Java exception works and how you can utilize it in your ...

A common software antipattern is to log and rethrow exceptions in Java. Here we explain why doing so will make troubleshooting errors harder.

Exceptions are the customary way in Java to indicate to a calling method that an abnormal condition has occurred. This article discusses two techniques to use when working with exceptions: nesting ...

Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit. Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX ...

Null pointer exception is an “exception” (error) that is particularly common when programming in Java. For a beginner, this is a confusing and daunting message to receive, but it can be just ...

An exception handler is code that stipulates what a program will do when an exceptional event disrupts the normal flow of the program. Learn more here.