So, on the one hand, yes definitely. On the other hand, it's worth digging deeper. A lot of programming advice is these rules of thumb, and they're mostly goo

So, on the one hand, yes definitely. On the other hand, it's worth digging deeper. A lot of programming advice is these rules of thumb, and they're mostly good, but they're motivated by underlying principles (which you explain in this particular case). So it's useful to not just have these rules of thumbs, but also to dig deeper and look for underlying motivations.