It is funny how people think that the important thing about exceptions is handling them. That is not the important thing about exceptions. In a well-written application there’s a ratio of ten to one, in my opinion, of try finally to try catch. - Anders Hejlsberg, designer of Turbo Pascal, Delphi, and C#

found on apenwarr

This apply particulariy to Java checked exception, and is amplified when using lambda:

• The Trouble with Checked Exceptions
• Exceptions in Java 8 Lambda Expressions
  • Sneakily Throwing Exceptions in Lambda Expressions in Java
• How to Handle Checked Exceptions With Lambda Expression

see also

• Exploring the ways different languages handle errors
  • exception
  • sum Types (value or error info) (rust / zig)
  • sentinel values (C)
  • Error as a value (go)