he makes you think twice if your current code or current design the best one you can use.

Were it the case, I'd be upvoting rather than downvoting him.

Trouble is, most of the time, he's not providing the service of a quick reality check, but rather the disservice of a bum steer down a blind alley of long redundant, archaic knowledge.

And for the record, there are at least 100 other unique examples, and many, despite-corrections, repetitions I can cite.