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How does Kotlin handle exceptions and error handling strategies?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
Kotlin uses try-catch but also encourages Result and sealed classes.
Deep explanation
Kotlin does not have checked exceptions. It encourages safer patterns like Result<T> and sealed classes to represent success/failure states in a structured way.
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