I do understand the forgiveness, when I remember trying to write my first code... But I feel like a language that is too forgiving wont teach someone to code properly, they won't learn from their mistakes because they don't know they exist in the first place.
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Very true. You can get used to some things that are terrible coding practices and later on have issues with that. However, being able to move forward with your project and not linger on a small (and ultimately unimportant) mistake is paramount, especially if you're new and just want to make something. As long as you get the end result you wanted, none of that "clean code" matters.