> OS's may need to account for the code actually written, not the code they wish were written. I don't think this should be asserted in such a black-and-white

> OS's may need to account for the code actually written, not the code they wish were written. I don't think this should be asserted in such a black-and-white way. Yes, platforms need to accommodate the programming styles of users. But accommodating them blindly, when better solutions exist, is how you get bad APIs that age poorly. In platforms that are aiming for long-term stable APIs, it may make more sense in some cases to prioritize the cleanliness of the API over developer patterns, given that developer patterns are easier to change.