* state hurts system maintainability and testability. In cases when you have no choice while
   * interoperating with a legacy framework, this method helps to keep the code less ugly.
   *
   * @throws ExceptionInInitializerError if an exception is thrown during initialization of a class
   */
  public static void initialize(Class<?>... classes) {
    for (Class<?> clazz : classes) {
      try {