If checked exceptions could be selectively suppressed like this, then
perhaps I could override Object.equals() with a throws clause that threw
any exception I chose. Developers of libraries that were dependent on mine
could "ignore" this if that's what they wanted.
Thinking about it now, I can't s
Although I do it often enough, I'm not a fan of wrapping a checked
exception in a RuntimeException or even another checked exception like
IOException. I think this solution is ugly, bug prone, and can be avoided
through what I believe are relatively minor and unobtrusive enhancements
given in my su
