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But people really don't want that kind of sensible mature argument and would rather have set of "best practices" that they can blindly follow.



Yes, but only if one got zero or not much experience in the field. So actually you are saying something that is true for everything.


You'd be amazed at the number of experienced developers who tell me "it is best practice to do XYZ" who when challenged as to what is the underlying justification for this recommendation can't actually provide a sensible answer.




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