Well, there's no "correct" answer. Depending on the context, the "correct" thing might be 1) to log and swallow the exception and move on; 2) Let the exception

Well, there's no "correct" answer. Depending on the context, the "correct" thing might be 1) to log and swallow the exception and move on; 2) Let the exception percolate up to caller, who can handle and recover; 3) implement your own recovery and handling; 4) kill the process. To know which one to do, one needs to understand the context. Logging and swallowing is not the worst default, but it's also likely not the best.