Yep exactly! I think if you broaden the concept of "authority" beyond literal authoritative sources it gets even more murky. Are you appealing to the authority

Yep exactly! I think if you broaden the concept of "authority" beyond literal authoritative sources it gets even more murky. Are you appealing to the authority of speed? Compilation time? Readability? Functionality? I dunno, and it often (especially around readability) comes down to the developer's/senior engineers preference.