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On 03-Apr-14 16:12, Robert A Duff wrote:
> Shark8 <OneWingedShark@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On 03-Apr-14 08:05, Robert A Duff wrote:
>>> Which application area benefits from an
>>> error-prone language?
>>
>> Operating Systems,
>
> I don't see how (for example) implicit conversions that lose
> information are useful for writing operating systems.
> Or case/switch statements that lack full-coverage checks.
> Or any number of other malfeatures that exist in various
> programming languages.

You're absolutely right... I suppose that I should have indicated 
sarcasm above.

>> (Anything that C or C++ is commonly used for in "the industry".)
>
> Is that meant to be a definition of "general applications"?

Basically.
It's also a reference to the general low-emphasis on quality in general 
applications: "we don't have time to do things right" is a too commonly 
heard phrase.