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Workaround for Java checked exceptions
I appreciate a lot the new Java 8 features about lambdas and default methods interfaces. Yet, I still get bored with checked exceptions. For instance, if I just want to list all the visible fields of ...
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Maybe monad vs exceptions
I wonder what are the advantages of Maybe monad over exceptions? It looks like Maybe is just explicit (and rather space-consuming) way of try..catch syntax.
update Please note that I'm intentionally ...
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Either Monad and Exceptional Circumstances [duplicate]
I have a function returning an Either such as GetUserFromDb(int id).
If the database is offline, should I catch the error in the function and wrap it in a failure / Left case or should I let it ...
