Need authoritative source for why you shouldn't throw or catch java.lang.Exception

Question

I\'ve got a coding standards meeting in just over an hour and I need a quick answer to this one.

Common wisdom among experienced Java programmers is that you don\'t

Answer 1

Here is Bruce Eckel's viewpoint on checked exceptions in general, which is that in most cases they are a bad idea. Maybe that will have something that you can use.