Which are the most frequent exceptions thrown in Java applications? [on hold]
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Do you know of any statistics about the frequency of exceptions (checked and unchecked) thrown at runtime in typical Java applications?
for example:
NullPointerException: 25% of all exceptions
ClassCastException: 15% of all exceptions
etc.
2. Which are the most frequent exceptions according to your own experiences?
3. Would you agree that the NullPointerException is generally the most often thrown exception?
I am asking this question in the context of the compiler development of the PPL programming language (www.practical-programming.org).
The goal is to auto-detect a maximum of frequent exceptions at compile-time.
For example, detecting all potential NullPointerExceptions at compile-time leads to null-safe software which is more reliable.
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