Suggestion: I think the title should be: > Linus: Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time. His point seems

Suggestion: I think the title should be: > Linus: Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time. His point seems to be more about accepting reality and allowing the practice (which in this case is theoretically "badly written" code) to "just work". As the title stands now: > Linus: People should aim to make "badly written" code "just work" One might incorrectly assume Linus is suggesting that defensive programming should be practiced heavily -- but that does not appear to be what he is saying here.