I would say that you are misrepresenting the thing you are quoting. It was a side effect yes, but it’s not like a working compiler was released and a users fou

I would say that you are misrepresenting the thing you are quoting. It was a side effect yes, but it’s not like a working compiler was released and a users found this. It was discovered during the design phase of templates by people involved in standardisation process. And it sounds like leaving it in was even a contentious point that others were against. So far from an accident, it was a feature that was extensively discussed and intentionally supported.