Eternal dialog: Ethos: Is it right to leave that pointer un-checked? Pathos: It makes me angry that code reviewers let this through. Logos: The code has bugs, d

Eternal dialog: Ethos: Is it right to leave that pointer un-checked? Pathos: It makes me angry that code reviewers let this through. Logos: The code has bugs, don't act surprised, if you can, fix this one, otherwise put it in the team to-do list and move on.