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I dislike the glossing over of the distinction between a compiler bug and a library bug. For me there's a definite spectrum:

* OS - I've never found an OS bug that wasn't widely known

* Compiler - I've found 2 compiler bugs in my career to date (both of which crashed the compiler, making this very clear cut)

* Standard libraries - I've found a moderate handful of bugs in standard libraries, somewhat proportionate to the code surface.

* Third party libraries - I rarely use a third party library without exposing a bug.

* Applications - I find bugs in almost all of the applications that I use.

* My own code - Most of my professional life is spent debugging my own code.



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