This article organizes the decision-making process for handling unexpected exceptions in applications, suggesting key factors to consider.
When an unexpected exception occurs, should the app exit or keep running? We organize the decision from the perspectives of state corruption, external side effects, threads, and native boundaries. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/16/005-unexpected-exception-exit-or-continue-decision-table/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-16.
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