... and I didn't question why.

And thus is born tradition based on ..., actually I'm not sure what it's based on. Much bad process is a result of "because that's how I was told to do it" or, even worse, "that is how we did it at ...". From coding to coffee making to many other fields, progress is only made when people ask "Why?". The question shouldn't be judgmental or intended to create contention, but just for understanding and considering options. Emotive answers are almost always unhelpful, but white space and indentation issues often head that way.

Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond

In reply to Re^4: [RFC] Review of module code and POD by GrandFather
in thread [RFC] Review of module code and POD by Bod

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