Speed squares are a mental crutch that are overused to the detriment of many structures... Look, I actually agree with you about ORMs, but come on, this is a p

Speed squares are a mental crutch that are overused to the detriment of many structures... Look, I actually agree with you about ORMs, but come on, this is a pretty bad take on the problem. The issue is rarely the tool itself, it's the changing requirements around how it's used. You can have the best hammer swing in the world, and maybe you sling the best tape ever. But if the building codes are revamped in non-trivial ways every 6 months, you're still going to want someone spending dedicated time understanding that. If your job is to assemble the stairs, you focus on that instead of wasting time asking why this blueprint happens to place the stairs at a slightly different angle, or why some places demand kiln dried timber vs simple construction grade. Your area of expertise is NOT the building code, it's integrating the stairs into the rest of the structure and actually having people walk up them.