> I really hate this attitude. Programming languages should be designed to be safe and strict by default, but with easy outs. I utterly reject the notion that we should design languages first and foremost to protect us from people can't program that well or aren't careful when they write code.

I don't think the author has a beef with easy outs, but with accidental outs. Specifically with regards to the JVM, too, there are some practical security ramifications, with regards to running plugins.