Throw is about control flow – not error handling

This podcast episode explores the speakers' enthusiasm for acclaimed TV shows like Fargo and True Detective. It delves into the best practices for handling errors in JavaScript, emphasizing the use of try-catch and returning error objects. The episode also discusses the use of throwing errors in web app development and how it can guide control flow and handle special conditions. It highlights the importance of thoughtful error and exception handling in JavaScript programming. Furthermore, the episode explores the difference between errors and exceptions, the concept of error boundaries in React, and the use of error objects versus throwing. It also delves into the potential of throw for enabling custom control flow mechanisms, its relationship with the Suspense feature, and its use in generating static and dynamic parts of a site. Finally, the episode touches on starting projects as static or dynamic websites, the benefits of adopting a dynamic approach, and the introduction of server components in React.