Java Checked Exceptions

[Paul Rubin]

hungjunglu at yahoo.com (Hung Jung Lu) writes:
> Python and C# actually are quite similar in that they both use
> unchecked exceptions, and exception handling in these languages are
> nice to use. I just don't know why Java had to embark on the
> checked-exception experiment.

I don't know either, but I think it's not a trivial question.  It
could be that if you're distracted a lot by constantly adding more
exception checks at the high levels of your program, then it's because
your program isn't dealing with exceptions enough at the lower levels.