Here are two more opposing statements: (a) A program should never run with error checking turned off. Turning off error checking after a program has been tested is like throwing away the life...

Here are two more opposing statements:

(a) A program should never run with error checking turned off. Turning off error checking after a program has been tested is like throwing away the life preserver when graduating from the pool to the ocean.

(b) A program should always have error checking turned off after the testing stage. Keeping error checking on is like keeping training wheels on a bike after you’ve entered a race.

Discuss (a) and (b) from the point of view of language design.