I run quite a few linux boxes, and make them do lots of real work. Compared to other pieces of software, I find it quite reliable. This is especially true if yo

I run quite a few linux boxes, and make them do lots of real work. Compared to other pieces of software, I find it quite reliable. This is especially true if you take into consideration the breadth of tasks and the performance requirements needed out of a monolithic kernel. I'm in no way saying its perfect though. > Taking software seriously involves ensuring every failure is handled > it's so painful that most developers can't be relied on to actually do it I agree with both of those points (as any decent developer would), but I don't believe exceptions remedy either of those issues. The architects behind Go, truely some of the best minds in computer science, did not include exceptions because of this.