*       RuntimeException} (though {@code get} implementations are discouraged from throwing such
   *       exceptions).
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>The overall principle is to continue to treat every checked exception as a checked
   * exception, every unchecked exception as an unchecked exception, and every error as an error. In

   *
   * However, for a variety of reasons, Google developers have written a ton of code over the past
   * decade that assumes that they can use checkNotNull for non-precondition checks. I had hoped to
   * take a principled stand on this, but the amount of such code is simply overwhelming. To avoid
   * creating a lot of compile errors that users would not find to be informative, we're giving in

   *
   * However, for a variety of reasons, Google developers have written a ton of code over the past
   * decade that assumes that they can use checkNotNull for non-precondition checks. I had hoped to
   * take a principled stand on this, but the amount of such code is simply overwhelming. To avoid
   * creating a lot of compile errors that users would not find to be informative, we're giving in