[tmcb]

It is very common to interpret taglines by their face value, and I believe the author did just that, although the point brought up is valid.

In order to “let it crash”, we must design the system in a way that crashes would not be catastrophic, stability wise. Letting it crash is not a commandment, though: it is a reminder that, in most cases, a smart healing strategy might be overkill.

[borromakot]

Author: I'm literally explaining not to interpret the tag line at face value.

[tmcb]

Maybe I didn’t make myself clear. “Let it crash” is not something that should be thought of at the component level, it should be thought of at the system level. The fact that the application crashes “gracefully” or not is not what is really important. You should design the system in a crash-friendly way, and not to write the application and think: “oh, I believe it is OK to let it crash here”.

[Muromec]

Yeah, but it's internet forum and for opinion pieces people first read comments and then maybe read the article if it's interesting.