When I programmed in C a lot, I had methods of working so that by the time the code compiled, there was a good chance it worked. That, very nice, feature is a p

When I programmed in C a lot, I had methods of working so that by the time the code compiled, there was a good chance it worked. That, very nice, feature is a property of how you program as much as the language. I have the same method and same feeling with Go, always subject to stupid bugs like “reverse the sense of the logic test on the innermost loop” or that sort of thing. There is a class of bugs that I call “surprising results of innocuous seeming simple rules” which I can’t imagine anything will prevent except maybe a ruthless dedication to simplicity, which is hard for people who enjoy creating new code and implementing new ideas.