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Which of the following issues are best handled using Exceptions?

Survey period: 9 Feb 2015 to 16 Feb 2015

Exception handling provides a way to deal with any unexpected or exceptional situations. Define "unexpected".

OptionVotes% 
My bad code (null reference, divide by zero, index out of range etc)53645.85
Errors due to failed network connection70260.05
External Resource (eg webservice) not found or available66556.89
Backend server fails (eg internal database or cache server goes down)70560.31
Local resource access fails (eg can't open a file)63254.06
Timeout (database, file access, network connection)65556.03
Invalid parameter values36731.39
Invalid data supplied by the user30225.83
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
Uwe Keim9-Feb-15 4:29
sitebuilderUwe Keim9-Feb-15 4:29 
GeneralRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan9-Feb-15 5:09
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan9-Feb-15 5:09 
GeneralRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
PIEBALDconsult12-Feb-15 10:08
mvePIEBALDconsult12-Feb-15 10:08 
AnswerRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan13-Feb-15 0:00
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan13-Feb-15 0:00 
GeneralRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
PIEBALDconsult13-Feb-15 2:00
mvePIEBALDconsult13-Feb-15 2:00 
GeneralRe: I personally love try...catch but.. Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan13-Feb-15 2:37
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan13-Feb-15 2:37 
GeneralMissing alternative. PinPopular
Jonas Hammarberg9-Feb-15 2:53
professionalJonas Hammarberg9-Feb-15 2:53 
GeneralRe: Missing alternative. Pin
Maciej Los9-Feb-15 6:16
mveMaciej Los9-Feb-15 6:16 
So, the option should be: other (please enumerate).
GeneralRe: Missing alternative. Pin
Cristian Amarie9-Feb-15 23:43
Cristian Amarie9-Feb-15 23:43 
GeneralThere are no exceptions Pin
Mike Hankey9-Feb-15 1:31
mveMike Hankey9-Feb-15 1:31 
GeneralRe: There are no exceptions Pin
CDP18029-Feb-15 1:54
CDP18029-Feb-15 1:54 
GeneralRe: There are no exceptions Pin
Mike Hankey9-Feb-15 1:58
mveMike Hankey9-Feb-15 1:58 
GeneralRe: There are no exceptions Pin
CDP18029-Feb-15 3:41
CDP18029-Feb-15 3:41 
GeneralRe: There are no exceptions Pin
Mike Hankey9-Feb-15 3:55
mveMike Hankey9-Feb-15 3:55 
GeneralRe: There are no exceptions Pin
Ștefan-Mihai MOGA9-Feb-15 1:58
professionalȘtefan-Mihai MOGA9-Feb-15 1:58 
GeneralAll errors are unexpected Pin
CDP18029-Feb-15 0:30
CDP18029-Feb-15 0:30 
GeneralAll but user input, but not all the time Pin
Rob Grainger8-Feb-15 23:36
Rob Grainger8-Feb-15 23:36 
GeneralDepends on the application Pin
RugbyLeague8-Feb-15 21:48
RugbyLeague8-Feb-15 21:48 
GeneralI always use exceptions... Pin
AlexCode8-Feb-15 21:32
professionalAlexCode8-Feb-15 21:32 
GeneralRe: I always use exceptions... Pin
Jan Holst Jensen210-Feb-15 1:42
Jan Holst Jensen210-Feb-15 1:42 
GeneralBit of a vague questions this week... PinPopular
OriginalGriff8-Feb-15 20:22
mveOriginalGriff8-Feb-15 20:22 
GeneralRe: Bit of a vague questions this week... Pin
Nicholas Marty9-Feb-15 1:15
professionalNicholas Marty9-Feb-15 1:15 
GeneralRe: Bit of a vague questions this week... Pin
Dan Neely9-Feb-15 3:18
Dan Neely9-Feb-15 3:18 
GeneralRe: Bit of a vague questions this week... Pin
Nicholas Marty9-Feb-15 3:37
professionalNicholas Marty9-Feb-15 3:37 

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