Try.scala

scala> import scala.util.Try

scala> object Borked { sys.error("Boom!") }
defined object Borked

scala> Try(Borked)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Boom!
  at scala.sys.package$.error(package.scala:27)
  ... 38 elided

scala> try { Borked } catch { case e => println(e) }
<console>:10: warning: This catches all Throwables. If this is really intended, use `case e : Throwable` to clear this warning.
              try { Borked } catch { case e => println(e) }
                                          ^
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class $line3.$read$$iw$$iw$Borked$
res2: Any = ()

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