Having to adjust the method signature every time something changes slows down development and can be frustrating, so swallowing exceptions as a temporary measure while doing large code changes is appealing. This temporary exception handling code might end up in the released codebase.
Modifying the method signature every time a change occurs impedes development and can be disheartening; thus, temporarily ignoring exceptions while making substantial code alterations is attractive. This makeshift exception-handling code may end up in the final release.