• @FooBarrington
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    try {
        operation();
    } catch {
        // nice weather, eh?
    }
    
    • Karyoplasma
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      Starting with Java 21 (I think), they’ve introduced ignored variables, so you can now actually do this:

      try {
          operation();
      } catch (Exception _) {
          // nice weather, eh?
      }
      

      Edit: forgot that this is about JS lel

        • Karyoplasma
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          Yeah, Python has it as well. I think the only real use of it is code readability since you declare that this variable will never be used.

        • Traister101
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          If your joking yes, if your not Java and Java Script are seperate things.

          • @JustAnotherKay
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            112 days ago

            Actually made this mistake in front of 20 people the other day. Guy at my job mentioned coding in java and I asked if he was doing web dev 🤦

            • @BangersAndMash
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              Plenty of java back end web development, so maybe not as embarrassing as you felt?

              • @JustAnotherKay
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                He said “I’ve been closing in C# and Java for 2 years” and I asked, in front of everyone, “are you doing web dev?” And he just coldly said no

                See this could have been fine if I didn’t double down and go “then what are you using java for… OH WAIT”