> more like random practices somebody prefers Surely, if "X" has posed a security flaw in the past, and "Y" achieves the same as "X" without being vulnerable t

> more like random practices somebody prefers Surely, if "X" has posed a security flaw in the past, and "Y" achieves the same as "X" without being vulnerable to the exploits (e.g. the UID advice), then "Y" is objectively better and not a matter of style, is it not?