Checked vs unchecked exceptions

[jmh530 via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 26 June 2017 at 15:15:54 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
>
> No, checked exceptions leads to this (maybe not for you, but 
> for 90% of developers out there):
>
> void foo()
> {
>    functionWithException();
> }
>
> compiler: foo throws, and you need to handle or declare the 
> exceptions it throws
>
> void foo()
> {
>    try {
>      functionWithException();
>    } catch(Exception e) {} // shut up compiler
> }
>


Just curious: how are checked exceptions different from setting 
nothrow as the default? Like you would have to write:

void foo() @maythrow
{
    functionWithException();
}

So for instance, you could still use your "//shut up compiler" 
code with the nothrow default.