Why is try {…} finally {…} good; try {…} catch{} bad?

I have seen people say that it is bad form to use catch with no arguments, especially if that catch doesn’t do anything: StreamReader reader=new StreamReader(“myfile.txt”); try { int i = 5 / 0; } catch // No args, so it will catch any exception {} reader.Close(); However, this is considered good form: StreamReader reader=new … Read more