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I enjoy using computers because they make fewer mistakes than humans.

I would like to apply the same principle to the language I program computers in. Make it the computer's job to minimize mistakes - it might not be perfect, but it's definitely better than I am!

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I agree with this sentiment. What I disagree with is the sentiment (which I'm not saying you expressed) of a silver bullet for it. IE if only our test coverage was complete, or our type system was sophisticated enough.

You're right, there's no silver bullet. But it seems like some people have the mindset of "Since everything is bad and (to some extent), there's no point in trying to improve."

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