> the compiler kept complaining about unhandled exceptions (I know the URL is fine, it's a fixed string I can see, it's not going to throw MalformedURLException

> the compiler kept complaining about unhandled exceptions (I know the URL is fine, it's a fixed string I can see, it's not going to throw MalformedURLException, I don't want to catch it, thank you. What? I can't compile without it?) Checked exceptions bugged me as well when I was first introduced to Java. I honestly still don't like the fact that exception handling is enforced at the compiler level. It feels intrusive. I did write a short blog post on the subject, which may be helpful. As a disclaimer, I'm not a full time Java dev. http://tmblr.co/ZJpjTubrVmRw http://tmblr.co/ZJpjTubrVmRw