To be fair, just because a language allows you to do stupid things, doesn't mean that it's bad. C, C++, Perl (oh, Perl!) allow you to do weird things, too, so

To be fair, just because a language allows you to do stupid things, doesn't mean that it's bad. C, C++, Perl (oh, Perl!) allow you to do weird things, too, so do lots and lots of other languages. A certain knowledge of this weirdness is very helpful, though, in avoiding it.