there it is, if I had a nickel for every time that link has been thrown at me.. twice in this thread alone ;) we are now in agree-to-disagree territory because

there it is, if I had a nickel for every time that link has been thrown at me.. twice in this thread alone ;) we are now in agree-to-disagree territory because my experience has been different and I don't like to leave performance on the table no matter what the consultants say (I suspect consultants are overexposed to the kind of code written by teams who ultimately need a consultant to save them - that has never been my team)