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Stop Validating Strings in Java — Start Coding Like You Actually Trust Types
“Just validate the input and move on.”
Said every junior dev ever.
Here’s the cold truth: if you’re still validating raw data before using it… you’re doing Java wrong.
And if your idea of “error handling” is throwing exceptions like confetti — congrats, you just signed up for the Runtime Exception Olympics.
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It’s 2025, and I’m here to tell you this:
💣 Stop validating.
🛠️ Start parsing.
Welcome to the “Parse, Don’t Validate” club — where your code is clean, safe, and doesn’t throw tantrums in production.
