Learn JavaScript: When to try/catch | Boot.dev

Here are some rules of thumb for knowing when to use try/catch :

• Do you control the input?
  
  
  If the variable in question is coming from a user, an API, or some other external source, you should probably wrap its initial handling in a try/catch block.


• Is the error recoverable?
  
  
  If the error is something you can recover from, like a network request fail

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