> saying these are rule of thumbs they're not always taken this way by young programmers. The important thing to learn about all “rules of thumb” and “best pra

> saying these are rule of thumbs they're not always taken this way by young programmers. The important thing to learn about all “rules of thumb” and “best practices” is the WHY behind them. Programmers especially should not copy/paste these things and apply them by rote. RoT and BP blindly applied may well not be a good idea. As with everything “it depends”.