Not quite of the same caliber. A checked exception has the form `R func(T t) throws Err`. A concrete result type (like Rust has) would look like `Result<R, Err> func(T t)`.
The later fits nicely into the `Function<,>` interface, `Function<T, Result<R, Err>>` vs the former requires a different interface entirely, something like `FuncE<T, R, Err>` where `Err` breaks out into an argument for the throws value of the signature.
Because most of the functional libraries in Java work with Function, BiFunction, etc, we end up with incompatible arguments for common patterns such as `map`, `filter`, etc.
The later fits nicely into the `Function<,>` interface, `Function<T, Result<R, Err>>` vs the former requires a different interface entirely, something like `FuncE<T, R, Err>` where `Err` breaks out into an argument for the throws value of the signature.
Because most of the functional libraries in Java work with Function, BiFunction, etc, we end up with incompatible arguments for common patterns such as `map`, `filter`, etc.