Java, Class-specific Exceptions vs. Standard Exceptions

Question

I\'ve been updating an existing library to throw exceptions to help improve debugging by people using the library.

At first, I thought I\'d define exceptions specific to

Answer 1

Trade-off? A lot of work, a lot of code to maintain and time is money. I'd suggest: define new exceptions only if you need them for filtering logs, fine grained exception handling or debugging (set a breakpoint for a special exception type).