Oh god yes! Worst invention EVER. Modal dialogue boxes are for lazy programming not for UI. Almost nothing in real life is modal. Don't break a user's flow!

Oh god yes! Worst invention EVER. Modal dialogue boxes are for lazy programming not for UI. Almost nothing in real life is modal. Don't break a user's flow! We just built a full application platform (i.e. dev kit, apps, application environment, etc.) and nothing is model, not one thing. Errors are added to a notification list that a user can look at at any time. Data merge conflicts are resolved via automatic default branching that the user can override later. Data is copy on write, and versions are retained. Login is handled with PKI. Modal is forbidden on our platform period. If an app breaks this some how and finds a way to hack a modal event, we will treat this as a DOS attack and remove the app and ban the developer. We believe the user is the final authority, not the programmer, or the platform. (obviously this is a bit of a pet peeve for me)