Java · Mid-level · Theory

How do you organize exception handling in a Spring application: where do you catch exceptions, and when do you use checked versus unchecked exceptions?

~4 min by voice

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This checks whether the candidate understands the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions and can choose between them deliberately. The second thing it looks at is whether they can build a coherent error-handling architecture in Spring: a domain hierarchy, a centralized handler, transactions, logging and a safe response to the client.

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The interviewer will ask this question and listen. Think out loud and ask for a hint if you need one. When you're done, pause or tap “That's my answer”. In about a minute, your score and the points you covered show up here.

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