Re: [Wonder-disc] new utility methods

[David T. <dav...@cl...>]

Am 15.09.2005 um 18:29 schrieb Wojtek Narczynski:

> David Teran wrote:
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>> As last time with the logging discussion, you simply don't get  
>> the  point.
>>
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> Are you suggesting that I am a dummy?
>

No, thats not the case. I simply say its a deja vue and kind of funny.
>
>
> The check for null should be there exactly because I can imagine  
> calling this method with a null in one special situation: bug. I am  
> not interested in performance optimization of this situation. I am  
> interested in detecting the bug early.
>
yes, but i prefer checking the bug before, not here in this method.  
Its a bug in -your- code so check it there.

> This way you don't avoid NullPointerException, you merely postpone  
> the problem to a point where the root cause of the bug is harder to  
> track down.
> Your fears of exception are groundless. They are a valuable if used  
> properly, which isn't that hard.
>
This is completely a discussion about programming style, yours  
differs from mine, its not a discussion about 'better' its simply  
different.

regards, David