Why is catch(Exception) almost always a bad idea?

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Why is catch(Exception) almost always a bad idea?

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A

Well, if at that point you know that an error has occurred, then why not write the proper code to handle that error instead of passing a new Exception object to the catch block? Throwing your own exceptions signifies some design flaws in the project.

2014-02-24, 2021👍, 0💬