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		mkleczek on May 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The problem with new URL(), and how URL.parse() fi... Ahh... MalformedURLException is checked in Java and is a source of constant backlash from developers - for over 20 years :)

chopin on May 20, 2024 | [–]

I prefer the Optional.of and Optional.ofNullable approach. Analogous there should be URL.of and URL.ofChecked, the latter for potentially unkown input. Same for Charset.

_ZeD_ on May 20, 2024 | [–]

malformed urls have always been the issue, not the exception

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