In the specific case of Java, it looks like the compiler understands that you might want to use exceptions for flow control or other things. How else would you

In the specific case of Java, it looks like the compiler understands that you might want to use exceptions for flow control or other things. How else would you explain behaviour such as this: http://jawspeak.com/2010/05/26/hotspot-caused-exceptions-to-lose-their-stack-traces-in-production-and-the-fix/ http://jawspeak.com/2010/05/26/hotspot-caused-exceptions-to-...