Re: [RFC] Optional Catch Block Body

Hey, Ayesh! Thank you for noticing an important point. Of course, empty catch blocks are bad practice in most cases. But this particular proposal is not intended to encourage these bad practices. I'm just suggesting that you don't have to write an extra boiler plate at the syntax level in situations where it's necessary. чт, 31 июл. 2025 г. в 11:21, Ayesh Karunaratne <ayesh@php.watch>: > > Motivation > > > > Reduced Boilerplate: Eliminates unnecessary empty blocks when exceptions > only need to be caught and ignored. > > Improved Readability: Makes the code more concise and focuses on the > important parts. > > > > Empty catch blocks are a code-smell. If the > try block is not ready > to handle the exception, it should let the exception bubble up; not > silence it. I think we should not encourage this further. >