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> I am not disagreeing with you here. But some were saying that many
> can't get past the hassle of the "compile". To me, the "hassle" is
> a well appreciated "feature" because it saves me a great deal of time,
> not having to chase down what would be stupid errors.

I feel the same way, _but_ what I was saying is that
potential "converts" try to compile something five or six
times and then go back to C.  They never find out about
how it prevents errors down the road, because they back up
and take the other road.