Everyday I learn something new about Java. Ok, maybe not everyday but
frequently enough

Example:
public class Test {
   private static final String logger = null;

   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       try {
           logger.toString();
       }
       catch (Exception e) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException();
       }
       finally {
           System.out.println("finally run");
       }
   }

}

I did not know that the finally clause did not apply to the catch
portion of the syntax. My questions are: Why not? What would be the
harm? And, are there anymore caveats?

Christian Bongiorno
http://christian.bongiorno.org/resume.pdf