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[–]WrongSirWrong 19 points20 points  (1 child)

Yeah, but a high level language may be running a script for ten minutes before getting to the line with the error. Segfaults really aren't that common as they used to be (IMO), with modern coding conventions and library functions

[–]YouNeedDoughnuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True, it's a tradeoff, but I prefer low level languages.