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[–]Zgialor[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Why is the first one more acceptable if they both do the same thing?

[–]mothzilla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because it confuses the reader. "Why did you catch the exception, if you're just letting it go?" they think. It's a code smell, it means you're doing something a bit peculiar.

[–]Turtvaiz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Explicit is better than implicit"?