The EmptyStackException is a runtime exception in Java that is thrown by methods in the Stack class to indicate that the stack is empty. Since the EmptyStackException is an unchecked exception, it does not need to be declared in the throws clause of a method or constructor.

Development time is precious. Developers are highly-skilled and highly-paid, and so naturally you want to make sure that they are as productive as possible. Many organizations are starting to hire Developer Experience Engineers to make sure that their developers are using the best tools and processes possible. To make developers more productive, the first step is to figure out exactly what developers are actually doing. Then, we need to figure out what we want them to do.