Translating an error code to its verbal description may be useful if, for example, you wish to log the error messages or format them before printing.

The Test-Path cmdlet can keep you from going bonkers by offering a little bit of script pre-error-handling.

Exception handling: The good, the bad, and the ugly Even though exception handling is common and every introductory Java course covers it, I still don't think we really know how to do it well.