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    @gnat I think not. I do not want to know pro/cons about checked/unchecked Exception but specific/unspecific Exception, especially since I often have to mask the generic Exception from the API to tell it apart from other exceptions that might come up. Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 12:35
  • I see, the way you explain this in comments seems to be different from duplicate target. Consider editing the question to clarify that for readers (many tend to ignore comments) because as currently written, it really looks like a duplicate to me Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 12:42
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    @gnat I noticed the possibly-duplicate-heading after answering to you, just edited, thanks anyway :) Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 12:46
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    Related question about a language that apparently forces the equivalent of throws Exception: stackoverflow.com/questions/40718542/… Commented Nov 30, 2016 at 16:01
  • @8bittree really interesting. To think that this was a careful thought-through design decision surprises me. For other readers: It is explained here: github.com/apple/swift/blob/master/docs/… Commented Dec 1, 2016 at 8:09