> Yes this is an unfortunate combination that results in memory leaks, but how is C's "everything is a memory leak" any better? 100% broken is better than 10% b

> Yes this is an unfortunate combination that results in memory leaks, but how is C's "everything is a memory leak" any better? 100% broken is better than 10% broken? I'd rephrase "100% broken" as "always does what it says it will", and "10% broken" as "almost always does what it says it will." I'd prefer the former 99% of the time.