I'd add "with" statements. No more: Closeable dbConnection; try { dbConnection = CloseableFactory.getConnection(); doWork(dbConnection); } catch

I'd add "with" statements. No more: Closeable dbConnection; try { dbConnection = CloseableFactory.getConnection(); doWork(dbConnection); } catch (CloseableException ex) { // log it or whatever } finally { // the really annoying, stupid, crufty boilerplate bullshit try { if (dbConnection != null) dbConnection.close(); } catch (CloseableException ex) { // it's probably already closed } } Instead, it'd just be with (Closeable dbConn = CloseableFactory.getConnection()) { doWork(dbConn); } (Assuming the "with" statement eats errors relating to the instantiation/closing of the Closeable, anyway). Bliss. And I know there's stuff like Google Guava's Closeables.closeQuietly(conn);, but still, a with statement would be awesome.