Since this apparently needs to be repeated: you don't write reliable code by "being really careful" or "avoiding mistakes".

You do it by accepting that you *will* inevitably make mistakes, and designing your code so that the likelihood and/or impact of those mistakes is minimized.

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@joepie91 and also putting your code through thorough testing and documentation so the space of possible unforeseen mistakes is reduced as much as you can manage. if you really need to write reliable code, look to how avionics software is written (hint: it involves a lot of paperwork)

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